| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{12s-8}{12s^2-8s}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{1}{s}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Simplify $ \dfrac{12s-8}{12s^2-8s} $ to $ \dfrac{1}{s} $. Factor both the denominator and the numerator, then cancel the common factor. $\color{blue}{12s-8}$. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{12s-8}{12s^2-8s} & =\frac{ 1 \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( 12s-8 \right) }}{ s \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( 12s-8 \right) }} = \\[1ex] &= \frac{1}{s} \end{aligned} $$ |