When solving a quadratic, how can x equal 2 different things? What is x?

X = unknown

The highest degree of x is 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

First of all x is the unknown variable to be determined by solving quadratically

Quadratic equation was chooses because of the degree of x.

The highest degree of x is 2.

That's the the reason why the value of x will always be double.

If solving linear equation that has degree one, the value of x is one

If solving polynomial, the value of x will be 3 above.