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We factor the (9x2 − 16) into (3x + 4)(3x − 4) using the Difference of Squares that we learned before.

Dividing by (4 − 3x) is the same as multiplying by 1/(4 − 3x). (To see why, think about this example: dividing by 2 is the same as muiltiplying by 1/2.)

The second line involves the following useful trick:

(4 − 3x) = −(3x − 4)

(To see why this works, just multiply out the right hand side.)

After cancelling, we are left with a factor of (−1) from the cancelled fraction and this negative is placed out the front for convenience.