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| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{x-2.5}{2}(4x-10)\frac{x-2.5}{3}-\frac{25}{2}(x-\frac{5}{6})+25\frac{x}{3}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{4x^2-18x+20}{2}\frac{x-2.5}{3}-\frac{25}{2}\frac{6x-5}{6}+\frac{25x}{3} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle6}{\textcircled {6}} } }}}\frac{4x^3-26x^2+56x-40}{6}-\frac{150x-125}{12}+\frac{25x}{3} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle7}{\textcircled {7}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle8}{\textcircled {8}} } }}}\frac{8x^3-52x^2-38x+45}{12}+\frac{25x}{3} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle9}{\textcircled {9}} } }}}\frac{8x^3-52x^2+62x+45}{12}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $ \dfrac{x-2}{2} $ by $ 4x-10 $ to get $ \dfrac{4x^2-18x+20}{2} $. Step 1: Write $ 4x-10 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 3: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{x-2}{2} \cdot 4x-10 & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{x-2}{2} \cdot \frac{4x-10}{\color{red}{1}} \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ \left( x-2 \right) \cdot \left( 4x-10 \right) }{ 2 \cdot 1 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 3}} \frac{ 4x^2-10x-8x+20 }{ 2 } = \frac{4x^2-18x+20}{2} \end{aligned} $$ |
| ② | Subtract $ \dfrac{5}{6} $ from $ x $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 6x-5 } }{ 6 }$. Step 1: Write $ x $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |
| ③ | Multiply $25$ by $ \dfrac{x}{3} $ to get $ \dfrac{ 25x }{ 3 } $. Step 1: Write $ 25 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{1} $ in the denominator. Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 3: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} 25 \cdot \frac{x}{3} & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{25}{\color{red}{1}} \cdot \frac{x}{3} \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ 25 \cdot x }{ 1 \cdot 3 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 3}} \frac{ 25x }{ 3 } \end{aligned} $$ |
| ④ | Multiply $ \dfrac{4x^2-18x+20}{2} $ by $ \dfrac{x-2}{3} $ to get $ \dfrac{4x^3-26x^2+56x-40}{6} $. Step 1: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 2: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{4x^2-18x+20}{2} \cdot \frac{x-2}{3} & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{ \left( 4x^2-18x+20 \right) \cdot \left( x-2 \right) }{ 2 \cdot 3 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ 4x^3-8x^2-18x^2+36x+20x-40 }{ 6 } = \frac{4x^3-26x^2+56x-40}{6} \end{aligned} $$ |
| ⑤ | Multiply $ \dfrac{25}{2} $ by $ \dfrac{6x-5}{6} $ to get $ \dfrac{ 150x-125 }{ 12 } $. Step 1: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 2: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{25}{2} \cdot \frac{6x-5}{6} & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{ 25 \cdot \left( 6x-5 \right) }{ 2 \cdot 6 } \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ 150x-125 }{ 12 } \end{aligned} $$ |
| ⑥ | Multiply $25$ by $ \dfrac{x}{3} $ to get $ \dfrac{ 25x }{ 3 } $. Step 1: Write $ 25 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{1} $ in the denominator. Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 3: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} 25 \cdot \frac{x}{3} & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{25}{\color{red}{1}} \cdot \frac{x}{3} \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ 25 \cdot x }{ 1 \cdot 3 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 3}} \frac{ 25x }{ 3 } \end{aligned} $$ |
| ⑦ | Subtract $ \dfrac{150x-125}{12} $ from $ \dfrac{4x^3-26x^2+56x-40}{6} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 8x^3-52x^2-38x+45 } }{ 12 }$. To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |
| ⑧ | Multiply $25$ by $ \dfrac{x}{3} $ to get $ \dfrac{ 25x }{ 3 } $. Step 1: Write $ 25 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{1} $ in the denominator. Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 3: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} 25 \cdot \frac{x}{3} & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{25}{\color{red}{1}} \cdot \frac{x}{3} \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ 25 \cdot x }{ 1 \cdot 3 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 3}} \frac{ 25x }{ 3 } \end{aligned} $$ |
| ⑨ | Add $ \dfrac{8x^3-52x^2-38x+45}{12} $ and $ \dfrac{25x}{3} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 8x^3-52x^2+62x+45 } }{ 12 }$. To add raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |