| 4 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | × | 2 | − | ( | 3 | x | − | 1 | ) | × | 2 | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | 8 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | − | ( | 3 | x | − | 1 | ) | × | 2 |
| 8 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | − | ( | 3 | x | − | 1 | ) | × | 2 | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | 8 | x | − | 8 | × | 2 | − | ( | 3 | x | − | 1 | ) | × | 2 |
| = | 8 | x | − | 16 | − | ( | 3 | x | − | 1 | ) | × | 2 |
| = | 8 | x | − | 16 | − | 3 | x | × | 2 | + | 1 | × | 2 |
| = | 8 | x | − | 16 | − | 6 | x | + | 2 |
| = | 2 | x | − | 14 |
| 2 | x | − | 14 | = | 0 |
| 2 | x | = | 0 | + | 14 |
| 2 | x | = | 14 |
| x | = | 14 | ÷ | 2 |
| = | 14 | × | 1 2 |
| = | 7 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 7 |