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