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Bot GPT 3.5 To simplify the expression, we can distribute the negative sign to the terms inside the parentheses:
(x + 1) - (-2x - 5)
= x + 1 + 2x + 5
Now we can combine like terms:
= (x + 2x) + (1 + 5)
= 3x + 6
Therefore, the simplified expression is 3x + 6.