| x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | ÷ | 3 | − | 1 | = | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | ÷ | 4 |
| Left side of the equation = | x | x | × | 1 3 | + | x | × | 1 | × | 1 3 | − | 1 |
| = | x | x | × | 1 3 | + | x | × | 1 3 | − | 1 |
| x | x | × | 1 3 | + | 1 3 | x | − | 1 | = | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | ÷ | 4 |
| Right side of the equation = | x | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | × | 1 4 | − | 1 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | × | 1 4 |
| = | x | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | × | 1 4 | − | 1 4 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) |
| = | x | x | × | 1 4 | + | x | × | 2 | × | 1 4 | − | 1 4 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) |
| = | x | x | × | 1 4 | + | x | × | 1 2 | − | 1 4 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) |
| = | x | x | × | 1 4 | + | 1 2 | x | − | 1 4 | x | − | 1 4 | × | 2 |
| = | x | x | × | 1 4 | + | 1 2 | x | − | 1 4 | x | − | 1 2 |
| = | x | x | × | 1 4 | + | 1 4 | x | − | 1 2 |
| x | x | × | 1 3 | + | 1 3 | x | − | 1 | = | x | x | × | 1 4 | + | 1 4 | x | − | 1 2 |