| 8 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 8 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | 8 | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 8 | × | 1 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 8 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| = | 8 | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 8 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 8 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| = | 8 | x | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 8 | x | × | 1 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 8 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 8 |
| = | 8 | x | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 8 | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 8 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 8 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | × | 1 | − | 8 | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 8 |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 8 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 8 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 8 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 8 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 8 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 8 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 8 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 16 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 16 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 16 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 24 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 24 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 24 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 24 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 24 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 24 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 24 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 24 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 24 | x |
| = | 8 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | + | 16 | x |