| 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | x |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | , | x |
| 1 | x | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | × | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | x | = | 1 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) |
| 1 | x | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | × | x | x | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | × | 2 | x | = | 1 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) |
| 1 | x | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | × | x | x | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | × | 2 | x | = | 1 | x | + | 1 | × | 2 |
| 1 | x | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | × | x | x | + | 2 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | × | x | = | 1 | x | + | 2 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | + | 5 | ) |
| 1 | x | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | + | 1 | x | x | + | 2 | x | = | 1 | x | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | + | 2 | ( | x | + | 5 | ) |
| 1 | x | x | + | 1 | x | × | 5 | + | 1 | x | x | + | 2 | x | = | 1 | x | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | + | 2 | ( | x | + | 5 | ) |
| 1 | x | x | + | 1 | x | × | 5 | + | 1 | x | x | + | 2 | x | = | 1 | x | x | + | 1 | x | × | 5 | + | 2 | ( | x | + | 5 | ) |
| 1 | x | x | + | 5 | x | + | 1 | x | x | + | 2 | x | = | 1 | x | x | + | 5 | x | + | 2 | ( | x | + | 5 | ) |
| 1 | x | x | + | 7 | x | + | 1 | x | x | = | 1 | x | x | + | 5 | x | + | 2 | ( | x | + | 5 | ) |
| 1 | x | x | + | 7 | x | + | 1 | x | x | = | 1 | x | x | + | 5 | x | + | 2 | x | + | 2 | × | 5 |
| 1 | x | x | + | 7 | x | + | 1 | x | x | = | 1 | x | x | + | 5 | x | + | 2 | x | + | 10 |
| 1 | x | x | + | 7 | x | + | 1 | x | x | = | 1 | x | x | + | 7 | x | + | 10 |