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