| 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | − | 3 | ) | − | 3 | ) | − | 3 | ) | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 2 | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | − | 3 | ) | − | 3 | ) | − | 3 | ) |
1 2 | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | − | 3 | ) | − | 3 | ) | − | 3 | ) | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 2 | × | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | − | 3 | ) | − | 3 | ) | − | 1 2 | × | 3 |
| = | 1 4 | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | − | 3 | ) | − | 3 | ) | − | 3 2 |
| = | 1 4 | × | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | − | 3 | ) | − | 1 4 | × | 3 | − | 3 2 |
| = | 1 8 | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | − | 3 | ) | − | 3 4 | − | 3 2 |
| = | 1 8 | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | − | 3 | ) | − | 9 4 |
| = | 1 8 | × | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | − | 1 8 | × | 3 | − | 9 4 |
| = | 1 16 | x | − | 3 8 | − | 9 4 |
| = | 1 16 | x | − | 21 8 |
1 16 | x | − | 21 8 | = | 0 |
1 16 | x | = | 0 | + | 21 8 |
1 16 | x | = | 21 8 |
| x | = | 21 8 | ÷ | 1 16 |
| = | 21 8 | × | 16 |
| = | 21 | × | 2 |
| x | = | 42 |