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\left(x-1\right)\left(x-1\right)=\left(x+1\right)\times 2x+\left(x-1\right)\left(x+1\right)\left(-1\right)
Variable x cannot be equal to any of the values -1,1 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by \left(x-1\right)\left(x+1\right), the least common multiple of x+1,x-1.
\left(x-1\right)^{2}=\left(x+1\right)\times 2x+\left(x-1\right)\left(x+1\right)\left(-1\right)
Multiply x-1 and x-1 to get \left(x-1\right)^{2}.
x^{2}-2x+1=\left(x+1\right)\times 2x+\left(x-1\right)\left(x+1\right)\left(-1\right)
Use binomial theorem \left(a-b\right)^{2}=a^{2}-2ab+b^{2} to expand \left(x-1\right)^{2}.
x^{2}-2x+1=\left(2x+2\right)x+\left(x-1\right)\left(x+1\right)\left(-1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply x+1 by 2.
x^{2}-2x+1=2x^{2}+2x+\left(x-1\right)\left(x+1\right)\left(-1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 2x+2 by x.
x^{2}-2x+1=2x^{2}+2x+\left(x^{2}-1\right)\left(-1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply x-1 by x+1 and combine like terms.
x^{2}-2x+1=2x^{2}+2x-x^{2}+1
Use the distributive property to multiply x^{2}-1 by -1.
x^{2}-2x+1=x^{2}+2x+1
Combine 2x^{2} and -x^{2} to get x^{2}.
x^{2}-2x+1-x^{2}=2x+1
Subtract x^{2} from both sides.
-2x+1=2x+1
Combine x^{2} and -x^{2} to get 0.
-2x+1-2x=1
Subtract 2x from both sides.
-4x+1=1
Combine -2x and -2x to get -4x.
-4x=1-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
-4x=0
Subtract 1 from 1 to get 0.
x=0
Product of two numbers is equal to 0 if at least one of them is 0. Since -4 is not equal to 0, x must be equal to 0.