| 1 | ÷ | d | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | 2 | d | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | ( | d | + | 1 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | d | , | ( | d | + | 1 | ) |
| 1 | ( | d | + | 1 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | 2 | d | + | 1 | ) | × | d | ( | d | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 | d |
| 1 | d | + | 1 | × | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | 2 | d | + | 1 | ) | × | d | ( | d | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 | d |
| 1 | d | + | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | 2 | d | + | 1 | ) | × | d | ( | d | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 | d |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 2 | d | + | 1 | ) |
| 1 | d | ( | 2 | d | + | 1 | ) | + | 1 | ( | 2 | d | + | 1 | ) | + | 1 | d | ( | d | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 | d | ( | 2 | d | + | 1 | ) |
| 1 | d | × | 2 | d | + | 1 | d | × | 1 | + | 1 | ( | 2 | d | + | 1 | ) | + | 1 | d | ( | d | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 | d | ( | 2 | d | + | 1 | ) |
| 1 | d | × | 2 | d | + | 1 | d | × | 1 | + | 1 | ( | 2 | d | + | 1 | ) | + | 1 | d | ( | d | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 | d | × | 2 | d | + | 1 | d | × | 1 |
| 2 | d | d | + | 1 | d | + | 1 | ( | 2 | d | + | 1 | ) | + | 1 | d | ( | d | + | 1 | ) | = | 2 | d | d | + | 1 | d |
| 2 | d | d | + | 1 | d | + | 1 | × | 2 | d | + | 1 | × | 1 | + | 1 | d | = | 2 | d | d | + | 1 | d |
| 2 | d | d | + | 1 | d | + | 2 | d | + | 1 | + | 1 | d | ( | d | + | 1 | ) | = | 2 | d | d | + | 1 | d |
| 2 | d | d | + | 3 | d | + | 1 | + | 1 | d | ( | d | + | 1 | ) | = | 2 | d | d | + | 1 | d |
| 2 | d | d | + | 3 | d | + | 1 | + | 1 | d | d | + | 1 | d | × | 1 | = | 2 | d | d | + | 1 | d |
| 2 | d | d | + | 3 | d | + | 1 | + | 1 | d | d | + | 1 | d | = | 2 | d | d | + | 1 | d |
| 2 | d | d | + | 4 | d | + | 1 | + | 1 | d | d | = | 2 | d | d | + | 1 | d |