| 1 | ÷ | x | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | 4 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | x |
| 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | × | x | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | × | x | = | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | x |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| 1 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | × | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| 1 | x | + | 1 | × | 1 | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | × | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| 1 | x | + | 1 | × | 1 | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | × | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | x | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | x | × | 1 |
| 1 | x | + | 1 | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | × | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 4 | x | x | + | 1 4 | x |
| 2 | x | + | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | × | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 4 | x | x | + | 1 4 | x |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| 2 | x | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | + | 1 | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | + | 1 | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 4 | x | x | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | + | 1 4 | x | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| 2 | x | x | + | 2 | x | × | 4 | + | 1 | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | + | 1 | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 4 | x | x | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | + | 1 4 | x | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| 2 | x | x | + | 2 | x | × | 4 | + | 1 | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | + | 1 | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 4 | x | x | x | + | 1 4 | x | x | × | 4 | + | 1 4 | x | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| 2 | x | x | + | 8 | x | + | 1 | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | + | 1 | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 4 | x | x | x | + | 1 | x | x | + | 1 4 | x | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| 2 | x | x | + | 8 | x | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | × | 4 | + | 1 | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 4 | x | x | x | + | 1 | x | x | + | 1 4 | x | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| 2 | x | x | + | 8 | x | + | 1 | x | + | 1 | × | 4 | + | 1 | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 4 | x | x | x | + | 1 | x | x | + | 1 4 | x | x | + | 1 4 | x |
| 2 | x | x | + | 8 | x | + | 1 | x | + | 4 | + | 1 | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 4 | x | x | x | + | 1 | x | x | + | 1 4 | x | x | + | 1 | x |
| 2 | x | x | + | 9 | x | + | 4 | + | 1 | x | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 4 | x | x | x | + | 1 | x | x | + | 1 4 | x | x | + | 1 | x |
| 2 | x | x | + | 9 | x | + | 4 | + | 1 | x | x | + | 1 | x | × | 1 | = | 1 4 | x | x | x | + | 1 | x | x | + | 1 4 | x | x | + | 1 | x |
| 2 | x | x | + | 9 | x | + | 4 | + | 1 | x | x | + | 1 | x | = | 1 4 | x | x | x | + | 1 | x | x | + | 1 4 | x | x | + | 1 | x |
| 2 | x | x | + | 10 | x | + | 4 | + | 1 | x | x | = | 1 4 | x | x | x | + | 1 | x | x | + | 1 4 | x | x | + | 1 | x |