| 3 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | × | 15 | + | 3 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | × | 14 | + | 3 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | × | 13 | + | 3 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | × | 12 | = | 22 |
| Left side of the equation = | 45 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 42 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 39 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 36 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 33 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) |
| 45 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 42 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 39 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 36 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 33 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | = | 22 |
| Left side of the equation = | 45 | × | 1 | + | 45 | x | + | 42 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 39 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 36 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 33 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) |
| = | 45 | + | 45 | x | + | 42 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 39 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 36 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 33 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) |
| = | 45 | + | 45 | x | + | 42 | × | 1 | + | 42 | x | + | 39 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 36 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 33 |
| = | 45 | + | 45 | x | + | 42 | + | 42 | x | + | 39 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 36 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 33 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) |
| = | 87 | + | 87 | x | + | 39 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 36 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 33 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) |
| = | 87 | + | 87 | x | + | 39 | × | 1 | + | 39 | x | + | 36 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 33 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) |
| = | 87 | + | 87 | x | + | 39 | + | 39 | x | + | 36 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 33 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) |
| = | 126 | + | 126 | x | + | 36 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | + | 33 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) |
| = | 126 | + | 126 | x | + | 36 | × | 1 | + | 36 | x | + | 33 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) |
| = | 126 | + | 126 | x | + | 36 | + | 36 | x | + | 33 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) |
| = | 162 | + | 162 | x | + | 33 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) |
| = | 162 | + | 162 | x | + | 33 | × | 1 | + | 33 | x |
| = | 162 | + | 162 | x | + | 33 | + | 33 | x |
| = | 195 | + | 195 | x |
| 195 | + | 195 | x | = | 22 |
| 195 | x | = | 22 | − | 195 |
| 195 | x | = | - | 173 |
| x | = | - | 173 | ÷ | 195 |
| = | - | 173 | × | 1 195 |
| x | = | - | 173 195 |
| x | = | - 0.887179 |