| ( | 20 | ÷ | x | ) | + | 1 2 | = | 20 | ÷ | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| ( | 20 | ÷ | x | ) | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | + | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | = | 20 |
| 20 | ÷ | x | × | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | + | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | = | 20 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | x |
| 20 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | + | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | x | = | 20 | x |
| 20 | x | − | 20 | × | 2 | + | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | x | = | 20 | x |
| 20 | x | − | 40 | + | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | x | = | 20 | x |
| 20 | x | − | 40 | + | 1 2 | x | x | − | 1 2 | × | 2 | x | = | 20 | x |
| 20 | x | − | 40 | + | 1 2 | x | x | − | 1 | x | = | 20 | x |
| 19 | x | − | 40 | + | 1 2 | x | x | = | 20 | x |