$$ \begin{aligned}\frac{3x-6}{x-2}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}3\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Factor both the denominator and the numerator, then cancel the common factor. $\color{blue}{x-2}$. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{3x-6}{x-2} & =\frac{ 3 \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( x-2 \right) }}{ 1 \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( x-2 \right) }} = \\[1ex] &= \frac{3}{1} =3 \end{aligned} $$ |