| 3 | ( | 2 | ( | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 6 | ) | + | 1 | ) | + | 6 | ) | + | 17 | = | - | 2 | x | − | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | 3 | × | 2 | ( | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 6 | ) | + | 1 | ) | + | 3 | × | 6 | + | 17 |
| = | 6 | ( | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 6 | ) | + | 1 | ) | + | 18 | + | 17 |
| = | 6 | ( | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 6 | ) | + | 1 | ) | + | 35 |
| = | 6 | × | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 6 | ) | + | 6 | × | 1 | + | 35 |
| = | 12 | ( | 3 | x | + | 6 | ) | + | 6 | + | 35 |
| = | 12 | ( | 3 | x | + | 6 | ) | + | 41 |
| = | 12 | × | 3 | x | + | 12 | × | 6 | + | 41 |
| = | 36 | x | + | 72 | + | 41 |
| = | 36 | x | + | 113 |
| 36 | x | + | 113 | = | - | 2 | x | − | 1 |
| 36 | x | + | 2 | x | = | - | 1 | − | 113 |
| 38 | x | = | - | 1 | − | 113 |
| 38 | x | = | - | 114 |
| x | = | - | 114 | ÷ | 38 |
| = | - | 114 | × | 1 38 |
| = | - | 3 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 3 |