| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{4x^2-12x+9}{2x^2+15x-27}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{2x-3}{x+9}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Simplify $ \dfrac{4x^2-12x+9}{2x^2+15x-27} $ to $ \dfrac{2x-3}{x+9} $. Factor both the denominator and the numerator, then cancel the common factor. $\color{blue}{2x-3}$. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{4x^2-12x+9}{2x^2+15x-27} & =\frac{ \left( 2x-3 \right) \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( 2x-3 \right) }}{ \left( x+9 \right) \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( 2x-3 \right) }} = \\[1ex] &= \frac{2x-3}{x+9} \end{aligned} $$ |