Question
Answer
$$\dfrac{14a-14}{a-1}=14$$
Explanation
| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{14a-14}{a-1}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}14\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Simplify $ \dfrac{14a-14}{a-1} $ to $ 14$. Factor both the denominator and the numerator, then cancel the common factor. $\color{blue}{a-1}$. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{14a-14}{a-1} & =\frac{ 14 \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( a-1 \right) }}{ 1 \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( a-1 \right) }} = \\[1ex] &= \frac{14}{1} =14 \end{aligned} $$ |
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