1. A quadratic equation is an equation that a second-degree polynomial (degree 2), meaning the highest power of it is squared.2. The standard form of quadratic equation is "[tex]\alpha x^{2} +bx + c = 0[/tex]"3. "a' cannot be zero because the [tex]x^{2}[/tex] term will be gone, and the equation would become as a linear equation [tex](bx + c = 0)[/tex], not a quadratic equation.Quadratic equation came from "quad" meaning square because the variable is squared.