| ( | x | + | 1 | ) | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | + | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 5 |
| x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | + | 1 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | + | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 5 |
| x | x | + | x | × | 1 | + | 1 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | + | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 5 |
| x | x | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | × | 1 | + | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 5 |
| x | x | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | + | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 5 |
| x | x | + | 2 | x | + | 1 | + | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 5 |
| x | x | + | 2 | x | + | 1 | + | 2 | ÷ | x | × | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | + | 2 | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 5 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | x |
| x | x | x | + | 2 | x | x | + | 1 | x | + | 2 | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | + | 2 | ( | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 5 | x |
| x | x | x | + | 2 | x | x | + | 1 | x | + | 2 | × | 2 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | = | 5 | x |
| x | x | x | + | 2 | x | x | + | 1 | x | + | 4 | ÷ | x | + | 4 | + | 2 | = | 5 | x |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | x |
| x | x | x | x | + | 2 | x | x | x | + | 1 | x | x | + | 4 | = | 5 | x | x |
| x | x | x | x | + | 2 | x | x | x | + | 1 | x | x | + | 4 | = | 5 | x | x |
| x | x | x | x | + | 2 | x | x | x | + | 1 | x | x | + | 4 | = | 5 | x | x |