| $$ \begin{aligned}-\frac{5}{x}-5& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{-5x-5}{x}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Subtract $5$ from $ \dfrac{-5}{x} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ -5x-5 } }{ x }$. Step 1: Write $ 5 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |