| ( | x | + | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | ) | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 8 |
| Left side of the equation = | x | × | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | + | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | × | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 2 | x | − | x | × | 1 2 | × | 1 | + | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | × | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 2 | x | − | x | × | 1 2 | + | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | × | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 2 | x | − | 1 2 | x | + | x | × | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | + | 2 | × | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 2 | x | − | 1 2 | x | + | x | × | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | + | 1 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 2 | x | − | 1 2 | x | + | x | × | 1 2 | x | − | x | × | 1 2 | × | 1 | + | 1 |
| = | x | × | 1 2 | x | − | 1 2 | x | + | x | × | 1 2 | x | − | x | × | 1 2 | + | 1 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 2 | x | − | 1 | x | + | x | × | 1 2 | x | + | 1 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 2 | x | − | 1 | x | + | x | × | 1 2 | x | + | 1 | x | − | 1 | × | 1 |
| = | x | × | 1 2 | x | − | 1 | x | + | x | × | 1 2 | x | + | 1 | x | − | 1 |
| = | x | × | 1 2 | x | − | 0 | x | + | x | × | 1 2 | x | − | 1 |
| x | × | 1 2 | x | − | 0 | x | + | x | × | 1 2 | x | − | 1 | = | 8 |