Using "^" for powers. A quadratic equation has a term like x squared (or whatever variable you are using squared). For example, 5x^2 + 3x - 7 = 0. The general form is ax^2 + bx + c = 0.
A linear equation uses only the first power of a variable; this power is usually not explicitly written. The general form is ax + b = 0; specific examples are 5x + 3 = 0, or x - 7 = 0.
The above assumes you use a single variable; linear and quadratic equations with several variables are also possible.
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A linear equation, when graphed, is always a line. A quadratic is a curve. Also, linear equations are of the form y=mx+b where m and b are arbitrary constants and quadratics are y=(x^2) +mx +b where m and b are arbitrary constants.
It is a quadratic equation that normally has two solutions
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It is linear in y, quadratic in x. Generally, that would be considered a quadratic.