$$ \begin{aligned}\frac{4a+1}{1+4a}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}1\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Factor both the denominator and the numerator, then cancel the common factor. $\color{blue}{4a+1}$. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{4a+1}{1+4a} & =\frac{ 1 \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( 4a+1 \right) }}{ 1 \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( 4a+1 \right) }} = \\[1ex] &= \frac{1}{1} =1 \end{aligned} $$ |