Question Simplify the expression −4x−2 Evaluate x−5x−2Solution More Steps Evaluate x−5xCollect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients (1−5)xSubtract the numbers −4x −4x−2 Show Solution Factor the expression −2(2x+1) Evaluate x−5x−2Subtract the terms More Steps Evaluate x−5xCollect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients (1−5)xSubtract the numbers −4x −4x−2Solution −2(2x+1) Show Solution Find the roots x=−21Alternative Form x=−0.5 Evaluate x−5x−2To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0 x−5x−2=0Subtract the terms More Steps Simplify x−5xCollect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients (1−5)xSubtract the numbers −4x −4x−2=0Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign −4x=0+2Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression −4x=2Change the signs on both sides of the equation 4x=−2Divide both sides 44x=4−2Divide the numbers x=4−2Solution More Steps Evaluate 4−2Cancel out the common factor 2 2−1Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction −21 x=−21Alternative Form x=−0.5 Show Solution