| ( | x | + | 1 | ) | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | ÷ | 2 | = | 2020 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | + | x | ) |
| ( | x | + | 1 | ) | ÷ | 2 | = | 2020 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) |
| x | ÷ | 2 | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | = | 2020 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) |
| x | ÷ | 2 | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | = | 2020 | × | 1 | + | 2020 | x |
| x | × | 1 2 | + | 1 2 | = | 2020 | + | 2020 | x |
1 2 | x | − | 2020 | x | = | 2020 | − | 1 2 |
| - | 4039 2 | x | = | 2020 | − | 1 2 |
| - | 4039 2 | x | = | 4039 2 |
| - | 4039 2 | = | 4039 2 | x |
4039 2 | x | = | - | 4039 2 |
| x | = | - | 4039 2 | ÷ | 4039 2 |
| = | - | 4039 2 | × | 2 4039 |
| = | - | 577 | × | 1 577 |
| x | = | - | 577 577 |
| x | = | - | 1 |