| 3 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | − | 2 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 2 | x | − | 3 |
| Left side of the equation = | 3 | x | + | 3 | × | 1 | − | 2 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| = | 3 | x | + | 3 | − | 2 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| = | 3 | x | + | 3 | − | 2 | x | − | 2 | × | 1 |
| = | 3 | x | + | 3 | − | 2 | x | − | 2 |
| = | 1 | x | + | 1 |
| 1 | x | + | 1 | = | 2 | x | − | 3 |
| 1 | x | − | 2 | x | = | - | 3 | − | 1 |
| - | x | = | - | 3 | − | 1 |
| - | x | = | - | 3 | − | 1 |
| - | x | = | - | 4 |
| 4 | = | x |
| x | = | 4 |