| ( | 2 | x | + | 2 | ) | ÷ | ( | x | x | + | 2 | x | + | 5 | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 2 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | x | + | 2 | x | + | 5 | ) | , | ( | x | + | 2 | ) |
| ( | 2 | x | + | 2 | ) | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 1 | ( | x | x | + | 2 | x | + | 5 | ) |
| 2 | x | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | + | 2 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 1 | ( | x | x | + | 2 | x | + | 5 | ) |
| 2 | x | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | + | 2 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 1 | x | x | + | 1 | × | 2 | x | + | 1 | × | 5 |
| 2 | x | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | + | 2 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 1 | x | x | + | 2 | x | + | 5 |
| 2 | x | x | + | 2 | x | × | 2 | + | 2 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 1 | x | x | + | 2 | x | + | 5 |
| 2 | x | x | + | 4 | x | + | 2 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 1 | x | x | + | 2 | x | + | 5 |
| 2 | x | x | + | 4 | x | + | 2 | x | + | 2 | × | 2 | = | 1 | x | x | + | 2 | x | + | 5 |
| 2 | x | x | + | 4 | x | + | 2 | x | + | 4 | = | 1 | x | x | + | 2 | x | + | 5 |
| 2 | x | x | + | 6 | x | + | 4 | = | 1 | x | x | + | 2 | x | + | 5 |