| 5 | ÷ | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | + | ( | 3 | − | x | ) | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | = | 2 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| 5 | + | ( | 3 | − | x | ) | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 2 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| 5 | + | 3 | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | x | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 2 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| 5 | + | 3 | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | x | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 2 | x | − | 2 | × | 1 |
| 5 | + | 3 | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | x | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 2 | x | − | 2 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| 5 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | + | 3 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 2 | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | − | 2 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| 5 | × | 1 | − | 5 | x | + | 3 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 2 | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | − | 2 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| 5 | × | 1 | − | 5 | x | + | 3 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 2 | x | × | 1 | − | 2 | x | x | − | 2 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| 5 | − | 5 | x | + | 3 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 2 | x | − | 2 | x | x | − | 2 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| 5 | − | 5 | x | + | 3 | x | − | 3 | × | 1 | − | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 2 | x | − | 2 | x | x | − | 2 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| 5 | − | 5 | x | + | 3 | x | − | 3 | × | 1 | − | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 2 | x | − | 2 | x | x | − | 2 | × | 1 | + | 2 | x |
| 5 | − | 5 | x | + | 3 | x | − | 3 | − | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 2 | x | − | 2 | x | x | − | 2 | + | 2 | x |
| 2 | − | 2 | x | − | x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 4 | x | − | 2 | x | x | − | 2 |
| 2 | − | 2 | x | − | x | x | + | x | × | 1 | = | 4 | x | − | 2 | x | x | − | 2 |
| 2 | − | 1 | x | − | x | x | = | 4 | x | − | 2 | x | x | − | 2 |