| ( | x | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | ÷ | 4 | ) | + | ( | 5 | − | x | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | 5 | − | x | ÷ | 4 | ) | = | 25 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | x | ÷ | 4 | × | ( | x | ÷ | 4 | ) | + | ( | 5 | − | x | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | 5 | − | x | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 4 | x | ÷ | 4 | + | ( | 5 | − | x | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | 5 | − | x | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 16 | x | + | ( | 5 | − | x | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | 5 | − | x | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 16 | x | + | 5 | ( | 5 | − | x | ÷ | 4 | ) | − | x | ÷ | 4 | × | ( | 5 | − | x | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 16 | x | + | 5 | × | 5 | − | 5 | x | ÷ | 4 | − | x | × | 1 4 | ( | 5 | − | x | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 16 | x | + | 25 | − | 5 4 | x | − | x | × | 1 4 | ( | 5 | − | x | ÷ | 4 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 16 | x | + | 25 | − | 5 4 | x | − | x | × | 1 4 | × | 5 | + | x | × | 1 4 | x |
| = | x | × | 1 16 | x | + | 25 | − | 5 4 | x | − | x | × | 5 4 | + | x | × | 1 16 | x |
| = | x | × | 1 16 | x | + | 25 | − | 5 2 | x | + | x | × | 1 16 | x |
| x | × | 1 16 | x | + | 25 | − | 5 2 | x | + | x | × | 1 16 | x | = | 25 2 |