| ( | ( | 8 | ) | ÷ | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ) | = | ( | ( | 4 | ) | ÷ | ( | 2 | x | ) | ) | + | 1 |
| ( | 8 | ) | ÷ | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | = | ( | ( | 4 | ) | ÷ | ( | 2 | x | ) | ) | + | 1 |
| ( | 8 | ) | ÷ | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | = | ( | 4 | ) | ÷ | ( | 2 | x | ) | + | 1 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | , | ( | 2 | x | ) |
| ( | 8 | ) | ( | 2 | x | ) | = | ( | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | + | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ( | 2 | x | ) |
| 8 | ( | 2 | x | ) | = | ( | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | + | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ( | 2 | x | ) |
| 8 | ( | 2 | x | ) | = | 4 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | + | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ( | 2 | x | ) |
| 8 | × | 2 | x | = | 4 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | + | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ( | 2 | x | ) |
| 8 | × | 2 | x | = | 4 | x | − | 4 | × | 2 | + | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ( | 2 | x | ) |
| 16 | x | = | 4 | x | − | 8 | + | 1 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ( | 2 | x | ) |
| 16 | x | = | 4 | x | − | 8 | + | 1 | x | ( | 2 | x | ) | − | 1 | × | 2 | ( | 2 | x | ) |
| 16 | x | = | 4 | x | − | 8 | + | 1 | x | ( | 2 | x | ) | − | 2 | ( | 2 | x | ) |
| 16 | x | = | 4 | x | − | 8 | + | 1 | x | × | 2 | x | − | 2 | ( | 2 | x | ) |
| 16 | x | = | 4 | x | − | 8 | + | 2 | x | x | − | 2 | ( | 2 | x | ) |
| 16 | x | = | 4 | x | − | 8 | + | 2 | x | x | − | 2 | × | 2 | x |
| 16 | x | = | 4 | x | − | 8 | + | 2 | x | x | − | 4 | x |
| 16 | x | = | 0 | x | − | 8 | + | 2 | x | x |