Astudent is deriving the quadratic formula. her first two steps are shown.

step 1: –c = ax2 + bx

step 2: -c = a[x^2+b/ax]

which best explains or justifies step 2?

division property of equality

factoring the binomial

completing the square

subtraction property of equality

The polynomial in its standard form is:

The student's first step is:

The student's second step is:

The student's second step is to factor the remaining binomial on the right side of the equation.

In this case, the student made a common factor of the letter a.

The sentence that best explains or justifies Step 2 is:

factoring the binomial

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step-by-step explanation: just trying to get points sorry : (