| 1 | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | x | ) | + | 1 | = | x |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | x | ) |
| 1 | + | 1 | ( | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | x | ) | = | x | ( | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | x | ) |
| 1 | + | 1 | × | 1 | + | 1 | × | 1 | ÷ | x | = | x | ( | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | x | ) |
| 1 | + | 1 | × | 1 | + | 1 | × | 1 | ÷ | x | = | x | × | 1 | + | x | × | 1 | ÷ | x |
| 1 | + | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | x | = | x | × | 1 | + | x | × | 1 | ÷ | x |
| 2 | + | 1 | ÷ | x | = | 1 | x | + | x | × | 1 | ÷ | x |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | x |
| 2 | x | + | 1 | = | 1 | x | x | + | 1 | × | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | x |