| ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | ÷ | 144 | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | x | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | × | 1 144 | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | × | 1 144 |
| = | x | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | × | 1 144 | − | 1 144 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | − | 4 | ) |
| = | x | x | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | × | 1 144 | − | x | × | 2 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | × | 1 144 | − | 1 144 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| = | x | x | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | × | 1 144 | − | x | × | 1 72 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | − | 1 144 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ( | x | − | 3 | ) |
| = | x | x | x | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | × | 3 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | × | 1 144 | − | x | × | 1 72 |
| = | x | x | x | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | − | x | × | 1 72 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 4 | × | 1 144 | − | x | x |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |
| = | x | x | x | x | × | 1 144 | − | x | x | x | × | 1 36 | − | x | x | × | 1 48 |