| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{2}{x^2+3x-4}-\frac{3}{x+4}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{-3x+5}{x^2+3x-4}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Subtract $ \dfrac{3}{x+4} $ from $ \dfrac{2}{x^2+3x-4} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ -3x+5 } }{ x^2+3x-4 }$. To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |