| ( | 3 | x | − | 8 | ) | ( | 3 | x | − | 8 | ) | = | ( | 8 | − | x | ) | ( | 8 | − | x | ) | + | 16 |
| Left side of the equation = | 3 | x | ( | 3 | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 8 | ( | 3 | x | − | 8 | ) |
| = | 3 | x | × | 3 | x | − | 3 | x | × | 8 | − | 8 | ( | 3 | x | − | 8 | ) |
| = | 9 | x | x | − | 24 | x | − | 8 | ( | 3 | x | − | 8 | ) |
| = | 9 | x | x | − | 24 | x | − | 8 | × | 3 | x | + | 8 | × | 8 |
| = | 9 | x | x | − | 24 | x | − | 24 | x | + | 64 |
| = | 9 | x | x | − | 48 | x | + | 64 |
| 9 | x | x | − | 48 | x | + | 64 | = | ( | 8 | − | x | ) | ( | 8 | − | x | ) | + | 16 |
| Right side of the equation = | 8 | ( | 8 | − | x | ) | − | x | ( | 8 | − | x | ) | + | 16 |
| = | 8 | × | 8 | − | 8 | x | − | x | ( | 8 | − | x | ) | + | 16 |
| = | 64 | − | 8 | x | − | x | ( | 8 | − | x | ) | + | 16 |
| = | 80 | − | 8 | x | − | x | ( | 8 | − | x | ) |
| = | 80 | − | 8 | x | − | x | × | 8 | + | x | x |
| = | 80 | − | 16 | x | + | x | x |
| 9 | x | x | − | 48 | x | + | 64 | = | 80 | − | 16 | x | + | x | x |