Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}x^2-3x+\frac{2}{x^2}-1& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{x^4-3x^3+2}{x^2}-1 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{x^4-3x^3-x^2+2}{x^2}\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Step 1: Write $ x^2-3x $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: To add raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |
② | Step 1: Write $ 1 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |