| 1 | ÷ | ( | d | + | 4 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | d | = | 1 | ÷ | ( | d | − | 5 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | d | + | 4 | ) | , | ( | d | − | 5 | ) |
| 1 | ( | d | − | 5 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | d | × | ( | d | + | 4 | ) | ( | d | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 | ( | d | + | 4 | ) |
| 1 | d | − | 1 | × | 5 | + | 1 | ÷ | d | × | ( | d | + | 4 | ) | ( | d | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 | ( | d | + | 4 | ) |
| 1 | d | − | 1 | × | 5 | + | 1 | ÷ | d | × | ( | d | + | 4 | ) | ( | d | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 | d | + | 1 | × | 4 |
| 1 | d | − | 5 | + | 1 | ÷ | d | × | ( | d | + | 4 | ) | ( | d | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 | d | + | 4 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | d |
| 1 | d | d | − | 5 | d | + | 1 | ( | d | + | 4 | ) | ( | d | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 | d | d | + | 4 | d |
| 1 | d | d | − | 5 | d | + | 1 | d | ( | d | − | 5 | ) | + | 1 | × | 4 | ( | d | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 | d | d | + | 4 | d |
| 1 | d | d | − | 5 | d | + | 1 | d | ( | d | − | 5 | ) | + | 4 | ( | d | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 | d | d | + | 4 | d |
| 1 | d | d | − | 5 | d | + | 1 | d | d | − | 1 | d | × | 5 | + | 4 | = | 1 | d | d | + | 4 | d |
| 1 | d | d | − | 5 | d | + | 1 | d | d | − | 5 | d | + | 4 | ( | d | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 | d | d | + | 4 | d |
| 1 | d | d | − | 10 | d | + | 1 | d | d | + | 4 | ( | d | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 | d | d | + | 4 | d |
| 1 | d | d | − | 10 | d | + | 1 | d | d | + | 4 | d | − | 4 | × | 5 | = | 1 | d | d | + | 4 | d |
| 1 | d | d | − | 10 | d | + | 1 | d | d | + | 4 | d | − | 20 | = | 1 | d | d | + | 4 | d |
| 1 | d | d | − | 6 | d | + | 1 | d | d | − | 20 | = | 1 | d | d | + | 4 | d |