| x | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | ( | x | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | ( | x | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | ) | ) | = | 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | x | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | ( | x | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | ) | ) |
| = | x | − | 1 2 | ( | x | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | ( | x | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | ) | ) |
| = | x | − | 1 2 | x | + | 1 2 | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | ( | x | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | ) |
| = | 1 2 | x | + | 1 2 | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | ( | x | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | ) |
| = | 1 2 | x | + | 1 2 | × | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | ) |
| = | 1 2 | x | + | 1 4 | ( | x | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | ) |
| = | 1 2 | x | + | 1 4 | x | − | 1 4 | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) |
| = | 3 4 | x | − | 1 4 | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) |
| = | 3 4 | x | − | 1 4 | × | 1 | ÷ | 2 |
| = | 3 4 | x | − | 1 8 |
3 4 | x | − | 1 8 | = | 2 |
3 4 | x | = | 2 | + | 1 8 |
3 4 | x | = | 17 8 |
| x | = | 17 8 | ÷ | 3 4 |
| = | 17 8 | × | 4 3 |
| = | 17 2 | × | 1 3 |
| x | = | 17 6 |
| x | = | 2.833333 |