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| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{9a^2-36a+25}{9}a^2-25& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{9a^4-36a^3+25a^2}{9}-25 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{9a^4-36a^3+25a^2-225}{9}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $ \dfrac{9a^2-36a+25}{9} $ by $ a^2 $ to get $ \dfrac{ 9a^4-36a^3+25a^2 }{ 9 } $. Step 1: Write $ a^2 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 3: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{9a^2-36a+25}{9} \cdot a^2 & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{9a^2-36a+25}{9} \cdot \frac{a^2}{\color{red}{1}} \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ \left( 9a^2-36a+25 \right) \cdot a^2 }{ 9 \cdot 1 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 3}} \frac{ 9a^4-36a^3+25a^2 }{ 9 } \end{aligned} $$ |
| ② | Subtract $25$ from $ \dfrac{9a^4-36a^3+25a^2}{9} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 9a^4-36a^3+25a^2-225 } }{ 9 }$. Step 1: Write $ 25 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |