| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{5}{7x}-\frac{4}{3x}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}-\frac{13x}{21x^2}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Subtract $ \dfrac{4}{3x} $ from $ \dfrac{5}{7x} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ -13x } }{ 21x^2 }$. To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |