| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{5}{2x}-\frac{1}{9x}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{43x}{18x^2}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Subtract $ \dfrac{1}{9x} $ from $ \dfrac{5}{2x} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 43x } }{ 18x^2 }$. To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |