| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{x-4}{3x^2+x-4}+\frac{8}{5}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{24x^2+13x-52}{15x^2+5x-20}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Add $ \dfrac{x-4}{3x^2+x-4} $ and $ \dfrac{8}{5} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 24x^2+13x-52 } }{ 15x^2+5x-20 }$. To add raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |