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1\times 2=\frac{x}{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}
Divide 1 by \frac{1}{2} by multiplying 1 by the reciprocal of \frac{1}{2}.
2=\frac{x}{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}
Multiply 1 and 2 to get 2.
2=\frac{x\times 2}{\sqrt{2}}
Divide x by \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} by multiplying x by the reciprocal of \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}.
2=\frac{x\times 2\sqrt{2}}{\left(\sqrt{2}\right)^{2}}
Rationalize the denominator of \frac{x\times 2}{\sqrt{2}} by multiplying numerator and denominator by \sqrt{2}.
2=\frac{x\times 2\sqrt{2}}{2}
The square of \sqrt{2} is 2.
2=x\sqrt{2}
Cancel out 2 and 2.
x\sqrt{2}=2
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
\sqrt{2}x=2
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\sqrt{2}x}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{2}{\sqrt{2}}
Divide both sides by \sqrt{2}.
x=\frac{2}{\sqrt{2}}
Dividing by \sqrt{2} undoes the multiplication by \sqrt{2}.
x=\sqrt{2}
Divide 2 by \sqrt{2}.