| b | ÷ | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | + | 4 | = | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ÷ | ( | - | b | ) | + | b |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | , | ( | - | b | ) |
| b | ( | - | b | ) | + | 4 | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | - | b | ) | = | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | + | b | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | - | b | ) |
| - | b | b | + | 4 | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | - | b | ) | = | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | + | b | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | - | b | ) |
| - | b | b | + | 4 | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | - | b | ) | = | b | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | + | 4 | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | + | b | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | - | b | ) |
| - | b | b | + | 4 | b | ( | - | b | ) | + | 4 | × | 4 | ( | - | b | ) | = | b | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | + | 4 | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | + | b | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | - | b | ) |
| - | b | b | + | 4 | b | ( | - | b | ) | + | 4 | × | 4 | ( | - | b | ) | = | b | b | + | b | × | 4 | + | 4 | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | + | b | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | - | b | ) |
| - | b | b | + | 4 | b | ( | - | b | ) | + | 16 | ( | - | b | ) | = | b | b | + | b | × | 4 | + | 4 | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | + | b | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | - | b | ) |
| - | b | b | − | 4 | b | b | + | 16 | ( | - | b | ) | = | b | b | + | 4 | b | + | 4 | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | + | b | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | - | b | ) |
| - | b | b | − | 4 | b | b | + | 16 | ( | - | b | ) | = | b | b | + | 4 | b | + | 4 | b | + | 4 | × | 4 | + | b | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | - | b | ) |
| - | b | b | − | 4 | b | b | + | 16 | ( | - | b | ) | = | b | b | + | 4 | b | + | 4 | b | + | 16 | + | b | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | - | b | ) |
| - | b | b | − | 4 | b | b | + | 16 | ( | - | b | ) | = | b | b | + | 8 | b | + | 16 | + | b | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | - | b | ) |
| - | b | b | − | 4 | b | b | − | 16 | b | = | b | b | + | 8 | b | + | 16 | + | b | ( | b | + | 4 | ) | ( | - | b | ) |
| - | b | b | − | 4 | b | b | − | 16 | b | = | b | b | + | 8 | b | + | 16 | + | b | b | ( | - | b | ) | + | b | × | 4 | ( | - | b | ) |
| - | b | b | − | 4 | b | b | − | 16 | b | = | b | b | + | 8 | b | + | 16 | − | b | b | b | + | b | × | 4 | ( | - | b | ) |
| - | b | b | − | 4 | b | b | − | 16 | b | = | b | b | + | 8 | b | + | 16 | − | b | b | b | − | b | × | 4 | b |