| $$ \begin{aligned}-\frac{10}{x^3}-\frac{3}{x^4}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{-10x^4-3x^3}{x^7}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Subtract $ \dfrac{3}{x^4} $ from $ \dfrac{-10}{x^3} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ -10x^4-3x^3 } }{ x^7 }$. To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |