| 1 | − | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | = | x | + | x |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 | − | 1 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | + | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 1 | − | 1 | × | 1 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | + | 1 | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | + | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 1 | − | 1 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | + | 1 | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | + | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 1 | − | 1 | × | 1 | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | + | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 1 | − | 1 | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | + | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 0 | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | + | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 0 | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | x | × | 1 | − | 1 | x | x | + | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 0 | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | x | − | 1 | x | x | + | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 0 | + | 2 | x | − | 1 | x | x | + | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 0 | + | 2 | x | − | 1 | x | x | + | x | × | 1 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | − | x | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 0 | + | 2 | x | − | 1 | x | x | + | x | × | 1 | × | 1 | − | x | × | 1 | x |
| = | 0 | + | 2 | x | − | 1 | x | x | + | x | × | 1 | − | x | × | 1 | x | − | x |
| = | 0 | + | 3 | x | − | 1 | x | x | − | x | × | 1 | x | − | x | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 0 | + | 3 | x | − | 1 | x | x | − | x | × | 1 | x | − | x | x | × | 1 |
| 0 | + | 3 | x | − | 1 | x | x | − | x | × | 1 | x | − | x | x | × | 1 | = | x | + | x |
| Right side of the equation = | 2 | x |
| 0 | + | 3 | x | − | 1 | x | x | − | x | × | 1 | x | − | x | x | × | 1 | = | 2 | x |