Simplify the Expression: (-x)+(-5x) Using Like Terms

Question

Simplify the following expression:

$(-x)+(-5x)=$

00:00 Simply

00:04 Let's take the point (-X) on the axis

00:07 Positive times negative always equals negative, so we subtract

00:09 Let's group the terms

00:12 And this is the solution to the question

Note the following rule:

$+(-x)=-x$

Now let's write the exercise in the following way:

$-x-5x=$

We'll add negative $x$ to the number line and move 5 steps to the left:

Therefore, the solution is:

$-x-5x=-6x$

$-6x$