| 4 | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 1 | = | 30 |
| Left side of the equation = | 4 | × | 4 | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 4 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 1 |
| = | 16 | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 4 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 1 |
| = | 16 | × | 4 | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 16 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 4 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 1 |
| = | 64 | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 16 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 4 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 1 |
| = | 64 | × | 4 | − | 64 | x | − | 16 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 4 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 1 |
| = | 256 | − | 64 | x | − | 16 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 4 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 1 |
| = | 255 | − | 64 | x | − | 16 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | − | 4 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | ( | 4 | − | x | ) |
| = | 255 | − | 64 | x | − | 16 | x | × | 4 | + | 16 | x | x | − | 4 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) |
| = | 255 | − | 64 | x | − | 64 | x | + | 16 | x | x | − | 4 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | ( | 4 | − | x | ) |
| = | 255 | − | 128 | x | + | 16 | x | x | − | 4 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | ( | 4 | − | x | ) |
| = | 255 | − | 128 | x | + | 16 | x | x | − | 4 | x | × | 4 | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | + | 4 | x |
| = | 255 | − | 128 | x | + | 16 | x | x | − | 16 | x | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | + | 4 | x | x |
| = | 255 | − | 128 | x | + | 16 | x | x | − | 16 | x | × | 4 | + | 16 | x | x |
| = | 255 | − | 128 | x | + | 16 | x | x | − | 64 | x | + | 16 | x | x | + | 4 |
| = | 255 | − | 192 | x | + | 16 | x | x | + | 16 | x | x | + | 4 | x | x |
| = | 255 | − | 192 | x | + | 16 | x | x | + | 16 | x | x | + | 4 | x | x |
| = | 255 | − | 192 | x | + | 16 | x | x | + | 16 | x | x | + | 16 | x | x |
| 255 | − | 192 | x | + | 16 | x | x | + | 16 | x | x | + | 16 | x | x | = | 30 |