| ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | x | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | − | 4 | ) |
| = | x | x | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | − | x | × | 3 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | − | 4 | ) |
| = | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 4 | − | x | × | 3 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | − | 4 | ) |
| = | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 4 | − | x | × | 3 | x | + | x | × | 3 | × | 4 |
| = | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 4 | − | x | × | 3 | x | + | x | × | 12 | − | 1 |
| = | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 4 | − | x | × | 3 | x | + | 12 | x | − | 1 |
| = | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 4 | − | x | × | 3 | x | + | 12 | x | − | 1 |
| = | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 4 | − | x | × | 3 | x | + | 12 | x | − | 1 |
| = | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 4 | − | x | × | 3 | x | + | 12 | x | − | 1 |
| = | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 4 | − | x | × | 3 | x | + | 16 | x | − | 1 |
| = | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 4 | − | x | × | 3 | x | + | 16 | x | − | 1 |
| = | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 4 | − | x | × | 3 | x | + | 16 | x | − | 1 |
| = | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 4 | − | x | × | 3 | x | + | 19 | x | − | 1 |
| x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 4 | − | x | × | 3 | x | + | 19 | x | − | 1 | = | 0 |