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| $$ \begin{aligned}20x^2+30 \cdot \frac{x}{4}x^4+6x^3& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}20x^2+\frac{30x}{4}x^4+6x^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}20x^2+\frac{30x^5}{4}+6x^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{30x^5+80x^2}{4}+6x^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}\frac{30x^5+24x^3+80x^2}{4}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $30$ by $ \dfrac{x}{4} $ to get $ \dfrac{ 30x }{ 4 } $. Step 1: Write $ 30 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{1} $ in the denominator. Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 3: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} 30 \cdot \frac{x}{4} & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{30}{\color{red}{1}} \cdot \frac{x}{4} \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ 30 \cdot x }{ 1 \cdot 4 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 3}} \frac{ 30x }{ 4 } \end{aligned} $$ |
| ② | Multiply $ \dfrac{30x}{4} $ by $ x^4 $ to get $ \dfrac{ 30x^5 }{ 4 } $. Step 1: Write $ x^4 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 3: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{30x}{4} \cdot x^4 & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{30x}{4} \cdot \frac{x^4}{\color{red}{1}} \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ 30x \cdot x^4 }{ 4 \cdot 1 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 3}} \frac{ 30x^5 }{ 4 } \end{aligned} $$ |
| ③ | Add $20x^2$ and $ \dfrac{30x^5}{4} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 30x^5+80x^2 } }{ 4 }$. Step 1: Write $ 20x^2 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: To add raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |
| ④ | Add $ \dfrac{30x^5+80x^2}{4} $ and $ 6x^3 $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 30x^5+24x^3+80x^2 } }{ 4 }$. Step 1: Write $ 6x^3 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: To add raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |