SOLUTION: my book is asking me if in a complex number system, any quadratic equation has one or two solution? is this fact true,i am not sure?

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Question 382662: my book is asking me if in a complex number system, any quadratic equation has one or two solution? is this fact true,i am not sure?
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, rfer:
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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every non-zero single-variable polynomial with complex coefficients has exactly as many complex roots as its degree, if each root is counted up to its multiplicity.

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In the discriminant you will have a positive and a negative prior, so you can have both answers