| ( | 2 | x | ) | ÷ | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | = | 1 | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| ( | 2 | x | ) | = | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | ) | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| 2 | x | = | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | ) | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| 2 | x | = | 1 | x | − | 1 | × | 2 | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | ) | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| 2 | x | = | 1 | x | − | 2 | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | ) | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| 2 | x | = | 1 | x | − | 2 | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | × | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 2 | − | x | ) |
| 2 | x | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | = | 1 | x | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | − | 2 | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| 2 | x | × | 2 | − | 2 | x | x | = | 1 | x | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | − | 2 | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| 2 | x | × | 2 | − | 2 | x | x | = | 1 | x | × | 2 | − | 1 | x | x | − | 2 | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| 4 | x | − | 2 | x | x | = | 2 | x | − | 1 | x | x | − | 2 | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| 4 | x | − | 2 | x | x | = | 2 | x | − | 1 | x | x | − | 2 | × | 2 | + | 2 | x | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| 4 | x | − | 2 | x | x | = | 2 | x | − | 1 | x | x | − | 4 | + | 2 | x | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| 4 | x | − | 2 | x | x | = | 4 | x | − | 1 | x | x | − | 4 | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| 4 | x | − | 2 | x | x | = | 4 | x | − | 1 | x | x | − | 4 | − | 1 | x | + | 1 | × | 2 |
| 4 | x | − | 2 | x | x | = | 4 | x | − | 1 | x | x | − | 4 | − | 1 | x | + | 2 |
| 4 | x | − | 2 | x | x | = | 3 | x | − | 1 | x | x | − | 2 |