Question Simplify the expression −2x−40 Evaluate x−3x−40Solution More Steps Evaluate x−3xCollect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients (1−3)xSubtract the numbers −2x −2x−40 Show Solution Factor the expression −2(x+20) Evaluate x−3x−40Subtract the terms More Steps Evaluate x−3xCollect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients (1−3)xSubtract the numbers −2x −2x−40Solution −2(x+20) Show Solution Find the roots x=−20 Evaluate x−3x−40To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0 x−3x−40=0Subtract the terms More Steps Simplify x−3xCollect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients (1−3)xSubtract the numbers −2x −2x−40=0Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign −2x=0+40Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression −2x=40Change the signs on both sides of the equation 2x=−40Divide both sides 22x=2−40Divide the numbers x=2−40Solution More Steps Evaluate 2−40Reduce the numbers 1−20Calculate −20 x=−20 Show Solution