| ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | + | x | ) | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | + | x | ) | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | 4 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | + | x | ) | + | x | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | + | x | ) | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | 1 4 | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | + | x | ) | + | x | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | + | x | ) | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | 1 4 | × | 1 | ÷ | 4 | + | 1 4 | x | + | x | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | + | x | ) | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | 1 16 | + | 1 4 | x | + | x | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | + | x | ) | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | 1 16 | + | 1 4 | x | + | x | × | 1 | ÷ | 4 | + | x | x | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | 1 16 | + | 1 4 | x | + | x | × | 1 4 | + | x | x | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | 1 16 | + | 1 2 | x | + | x | x | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | 1 16 | + | 1 2 | x | + | x | x | − | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | 1 16 | + | 1 2 | x | + | x | x | − | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | + | 1 4 | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | 1 16 | + | 1 2 | x | + | x | x | − | x | x | − | x | × | 1 | ÷ | 4 | + | 1 4 | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | 1 16 | + | 1 2 | x | + | x | x | − | x | x | − | x | × | 1 4 | + | 1 4 | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | 1 16 | + | 1 4 | x | + | x | x | − | x | x | + | 1 4 | ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | 1 16 | + | 1 4 | x | + | x | x | − | x | x | + | 1 4 | x | + | 1 4 | × | 1 | ÷ | 4 |
| = | 1 16 | + | 1 4 | x | + | x | x | − | x | x | + | 1 4 | x | + | 1 16 |
| = | 1 8 | + | 1 2 | x | + | x | x | − | x | x |
1 8 | + | 1 2 | x | + | x | x | − | x | x | = | 1 | ÷ | 4 |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 4 |
1 8 | + | 1 2 | x | + | x | x | − | x | x | = | 1 4 |
| x= | 1 4 |