| ( | x | − | 2 | − | 2 | ) | ( | x | + | 4 | − | 2 | − | 2 | ) | × | 2 | = | 120 |
| Left side of the equation = | x | ( | x | + | 4 | − | 2 | − | 2 | ) | × | 2 | − | 2 | ( | x | + | 4 | − | 2 | − | 2 | ) | × | 2 | − | 2 | ( | x | + | 4 | − | 2 | − | 2 | ) | × | 2 |
| = | x | ( | x | + | 4 | − | 2 | − | 2 | ) | × | 2 | − | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | − | 2 | − | 2 | ) | − | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | − | 2 | − | 2 | ) |
| = | x | x | × | 2 | + | x | × | 4 | × | 2 | − | x | × | 2 | × | 2 | − | x | × | 2 | × | 2 |
| = | x | x | × | 2 | + | x | × | 8 | − | x | × | 4 | − | x | × | 4 | − | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | − | 2 | − | 2 | ) | − | 4 |
| = | x | x | × | 2 | + | 0 | x | − | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | − | 2 | − | 2 | ) | − | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | − | 2 | − | 2 | ) |
| = | x | x | × | 2 | + | 0 | x | − | 4 | x | − | 4 | × | 4 | + | 4 | × | 2 | + | 4 |
| = | x | x | × | 2 | + | 0 | x | − | 4 | x | − | 16 | + | 8 | + | 8 | − | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | − | 2 | − | 2 | ) |
| = | x | x | × | 2 | − | 4 | x | − | 0 | − | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | − | 2 | − | 2 | ) |
| = | x | x | × | 2 | − | 4 | x | − | 0 | − | 4 | x | − | 4 | × | 4 | + | 4 | × | 2 |
| = | x | x | × | 2 | − | 4 | x | − | 0 | − | 4 | x | − | 16 | + | 8 | + | 8 |
| = | x | x | × | 2 | − | 8 | x | − | 0 |
| x | x | × | 2 | − | 8 | x | − | 0 | = | 120 |