| - | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | x | = | 4 | x | + | 36 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | x | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | x | − | 5 | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | x |
| = | - | x | x | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | x | − | x | × | 5 | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | x | − | 5 | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | x |
| = | - | x | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 5 | x | − | x | × | 5 | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | x |
| = | - | x | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 5 | x | − | x | × | 5 | x | x |
| = | - | x | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 5 | x | − | x | × | 5 | x | x |
| = | - | x | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 5 | x | − | x | × | 5 | x | x |
| = | - | x | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 5 | x | − | x | × | 5 | x | x |
| = | - | x | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 5 | x | − | x | × | 5 | x | x |
| = | - | x | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 5 | x | − | x | × | 5 | x | x |
| = | - | x | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 5 | x | − | x | × | 5 | x | x |
| = | - | x | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 5 | x | − | x | × | 5 | x | x |
| - | x | x | x | x | − | x | x | × | 5 | x | − | x | × | 5 | x | x | = | 4 | x | + | 36 |