| ( | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ÷ | x | × | x | ) | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | x | ) | − | 2 | = | 0 |
| ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | x | ) | − | 2 | = | 0 |
| ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | × | 1 | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | x | ) | − | 2 | = | 0 |
| x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | × | 1 | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | × | 1 | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | x | ) | − | 2 | = | 0 |
| x | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | × | 1 | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | x | ) | − | 2 | = | 0 |
| x | x | × | 1 | − | x | × | 1 | × | 1 | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | x | ) | − | 2 | = | 0 |
| x | x | × | 1 | − | x | × | 1 | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | x | ) | − | 2 | = | 0 |
| x | x | × | 1 | − | 1 | x | − | 1 | x | + | 1 | × | 1 | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | x | ) | − | 2 | = | 0 |
| x | x | × | 1 | − | 1 | x | − | 1 | x | + | 1 | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | x | ) | − | 2 | = | 0 |
| x | x | × | 1 | − | 2 | x | − | 1 | − | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | x | ) | = | 0 |
| x | x | × | 1 | − | 2 | x | − | 1 | − | x | + | 1 | ÷ | x | = | 0 |
| x | x | × | 1 | − | 3 | x | − | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | x | = | 0 |
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| x | x | × | 1 | x | − | 3 | x | x | − | 1 | x | + | 1 | = | 0 |