| ( | - | x | + | 76 | ) | ( | x | − | 20 | ) | = | ( | - | 2 | x | + | 80 | ) | ( | 2 | x | − | 40 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | - | x | ( | x | − | 20 | ) | + | 76 | ( | x | − | 20 | ) |
| = | - | x | x | + | x | × | 20 | + | 76 | ( | x | − | 20 | ) |
| = | - | x | x | + | 20 | x | + | 76 | x | − | 76 | × | 20 |
| = | - | x | x | + | 20 | x | + | 76 | x | − | 1520 |
| = | - | x | x | + | 96 | x | − | 1520 |
| - | x | x | + | 96 | x | − | 1520 | = | ( | - | 2 | x | + | 80 | ) | ( | 2 | x | − | 40 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | - | 2 | x | ( | 2 | x | − | 40 | ) | + | 80 | ( | 2 | x | − | 40 | ) |
| = | - | 2 | x | × | 2 | x | + | 2 | x | × | 40 | + | 80 | ( | 2 | x | − | 40 | ) |
| = | - | 4 | x | x | + | 80 | x | + | 80 | ( | 2 | x | − | 40 | ) |
| = | - | 4 | x | x | + | 80 | x | + | 80 | × | 2 | x | − | 80 | × | 40 |
| = | - | 4 | x | x | + | 80 | x | + | 160 | x | − | 3200 |
| = | - | 4 | x | x | + | 240 | x | − | 3200 |
| - | x | x | + | 96 | x | − | 1520 | = | - | 4 | x | x | + | 240 | x | − | 3200 |