| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{1}{5x^3}-\frac{1}{3x}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{-5x^3+3x}{15x^4}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Subtract $ \dfrac{1}{3x} $ from $ \dfrac{1}{5x^3} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ -5x^3+3x } }{ 15x^4 }$. To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |