Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}5x^2+14x+\frac{9}{7}x^2-3x-10& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}5x^2+14x+\frac{9x^2}{7}-3x-10 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{44x^2+98x}{7}-3x-10 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{44x^2+77x}{7}-10 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}\frac{44x^2+77x-70}{7}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $ \dfrac{9}{7} $ by $ x^2 $ to get $ \dfrac{ 9x^2 }{ 7 } $. Step 1: Write $ x^2 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 3: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{9}{7} \cdot x^2 & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{9}{7} \cdot \frac{x^2}{\color{red}{1}} \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ 9 \cdot x^2 }{ 7 \cdot 1 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 3}} \frac{ 9x^2 }{ 7 } \end{aligned} $$ |
| ② | Add $5x^2+14x$ and $ \dfrac{9x^2}{7} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 44x^2+98x } }{ 7 }$. Step 1: Write $ 5x^2+14x $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: To add raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |
| ③ | Subtract $3x$ from $ \dfrac{44x^2+98x}{7} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 44x^2+77x } }{ 7 }$. Step 1: Write $ 3x $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |
| ④ | Subtract $10$ from $ \dfrac{44x^2+77x}{7} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 44x^2+77x-70 } }{ 7 }$. Step 1: Write $ 10 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |