$$ \begin{aligned}\frac{x^2-49}{7x-x^2}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{x+7}{-x}\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Factor both the denominator and the numerator, then cancel the common factor. $\color{blue}{x-7}$. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{x^2-49}{7x-x^2} & =\frac{ \left( x+7 \right) \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( x-7 \right) }}{ \left( -x \right) \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( x-7 \right) }} = \\[1ex] &= \frac{x+7}{-x} \end{aligned} $$ |