| ( | 1 2 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 1 4 | = | 17 2 | ÷ | ( | 137 2 | − | 573 10 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 137 2 | − | 573 10 | ) |
| ( | 1 2 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 1 4 | × | ( | 137 2 | − | 573 10 | ) | = | 17 2 |
1 2 | ÷ | 1 4 | × | ( | 137 2 | − | 573 10 | ) | − | x | ÷ | 1 4 | × | ( | 137 2 | − | 573 10 | ) | = | 17 2 |
| 2 | ( | 137 2 | − | 573 10 | ) | − | x | × | 4 | ( | 137 2 | − | 573 10 | ) | = | 17 2 |
| 2 | × | 137 2 | − | 2 | × | 573 10 | − | x | × | 4 | ( | 137 2 | − | 573 10 | ) | = | 17 2 |
| 137 | − | 573 5 | − | x | × | 4 | ( | 137 2 | − | 573 10 | ) | = | 17 2 |
112 5 | − | x | × | 4 | ( | 137 2 | − | 573 10 | ) | = | 17 2 |
112 5 | − | x | × | 4 | × | 137 2 | + | x | × | 4 | × | 573 10 | = | 17 2 |
112 5 | − | x | × | 274 | + | x | × | 1146 5 | = | 17 2 |
112 5 | − | 224 5 | x | = | 17 2 |
| - | 224 5 | x | = | 17 2 | − | 112 5 |
| - | 224 5 | x | = | - | 139 10 |
139 10 | = | 224 5 | x |
224 5 | x | = | 139 10 |
| x | = | 139 10 | ÷ | 224 5 |
| = | 139 10 | × | 5 224 |
| = | 139 2 | × | 1 224 |
| x | = | 139 448 |
| x | = | 0.310268 |