| ( | 1 | + | 1 | − | a | + | ( | 1 | − | 2 | a | ) | × | 2 | + | ( | 1 | − | 3 | a | ) | × | 4 | + | ( | 1 | − | 4 | a | ) | × | 8 | ) | ÷ | 16 | = | 1 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 | × | 1 16 | + | 1 | × | 1 16 | − | a | × | 1 16 | + | ( | 1 | − | 2 | a | ) | × | 2 | × | 1 16 | + | ( | 1 | − | 3 | a | ) | × | 4 | × | 1 16 |
| = | 1 16 | + | 1 16 | − | a | × | 1 16 | + | ( | 1 | − | 2 | a | ) | × | 1 8 | + | ( | 1 | − | 3 | a | ) | × | 1 4 | + | ( | 1 | − | 4 | a | ) | × | 1 2 |
| = | 1 8 | − | 1 16 | a | + | ( | 1 | − | 2 | a | ) | × | 1 8 | + | ( | 1 | − | 3 | a | ) | × | 1 4 | + | ( | 1 | − | 4 | a | ) | × | 1 2 |
| = | 1 8 | − | 1 16 | a | + | 1 | × | 1 8 | − | 2 | a | × | 1 8 | + | ( | 1 | − | 3 | a | ) | × | 1 4 | + | ( | 1 | − | 4 | a | ) | × | 1 2 |
| = | 1 8 | − | 1 16 | a | + | 1 8 | − | 1 4 | a | + | ( | 1 | − | 3 | a | ) | × | 1 4 | + | ( | 1 | − | 4 | a | ) | × | 1 2 |
| = | 1 4 | − | 5 16 | a | + | ( | 1 | − | 3 | a | ) | × | 1 4 | + | ( | 1 | − | 4 | a | ) | × | 1 2 |
| = | 1 4 | − | 5 16 | a | + | 1 | × | 1 4 | − | 3 | a | × | 1 4 | + | ( | 1 | − | 4 | a | ) | × | 1 2 |
| = | 1 4 | − | 5 16 | a | + | 1 4 | − | 3 4 | a | + | ( | 1 | − | 4 | a | ) | × | 1 2 |
| = | 1 2 | − | 17 16 | a | + | ( | 1 | − | 4 | a | ) | × | 1 2 |
| = | 1 2 | − | 17 16 | a | + | 1 | × | 1 2 | − | 4 | a | × | 1 2 |
| = | 1 2 | − | 17 16 | a | + | 1 2 | − | 2 | a |
| = | 1 | − | 49 16 | a |
| 1 | − | 49 16 | a | = | 1 2 |
| - | 49 16 | a | = | 1 2 | − | 1 |
| - | 49 16 | a | = | - | 1 2 |
1 2 | = | 49 16 | a |
49 16 | a | = | 1 2 |
| a | = | 1 2 | ÷ | 49 16 |
| = | 1 2 | × | 16 49 |
| = | 1 | × | 8 49 |
| a | = | 8 49 |
| a | = | 0.163265 |