| - | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| - | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 1 2 | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | + | 1 2 | × | 5 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| = | - | 1 2 | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | + | 5 2 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| = | - | 1 2 | x | x | − | 1 2 | x | × | 1 | + | 5 2 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| = | - | 1 2 | x | x | − | 1 2 | x | + | 5 2 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| = | - | 1 2 | x | x | − | 1 2 | x | + | 5 2 | x | + | 5 2 | × | 1 |
| = | - | 1 2 | x | x | − | 1 2 | x | + | 5 2 | x | + | 5 2 |
| = | - | 1 2 | x | x | + | 2 | x | + | 5 2 |
| - | 1 2 | x | x | + | 2 | x | + | 5 2 | = | 0 |