Question

Simplify the following expression:

(x+1)−(−2x−5)

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — 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.