| ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ÷ | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | = | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | ÷ | ( | 6 | − | 2 | x | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | , | ( | 6 | − | 2 | x | ) |
| ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ( | 6 | − | 2 | x | ) | = | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| x | ( | 6 | − | 2 | x | ) | − | 2 | ( | 6 | − | 2 | x | ) | = | ( | 2 | − | x | ) | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| x | ( | 6 | − | 2 | x | ) | − | 2 | ( | 6 | − | 2 | x | ) | = | 2 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | − | x | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| x | × | 6 | − | x | × | 2 | x | − | 2 | ( | 6 | − | 2 | x | ) | = | 2 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | − | x | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| x | × | 6 | − | x | × | 2 | x | − | 2 | ( | 6 | − | 2 | x | ) | = | 2 | x | − | 2 | × | 5 | − | x | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| x | × | 6 | − | x | × | 2 | x | − | 2 | ( | 6 | − | 2 | x | ) | = | 2 | x | − | 10 | − | x | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| 6 | x | − | x | × | 2 | x | − | 2 | × | 6 | + | 2 | × | 2 | x | = | 2 | x | − | 10 | − | x | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| 6 | x | − | x | × | 2 | x | − | 2 | × | 6 | + | 2 | × | 2 | x | = | 2 | x | − | 10 | − | x | x | + | x | × | 5 |
| 6 | x | − | x | × | 2 | x | − | 12 | + | 4 | x | = | 2 | x | − | 10 | − | x | x | + | x | × | 5 |
| 10 | x | − | x | × | 2 | x | − | 12 | = | 7 | x | − | 10 | − | x | x |