What is (5x-3)-(3x+2) ?

The solution to (5x-3)-(3x+2) is 2x-5

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simplify (5x-3)-(3x+2)

simplify

(5 x - 3) - (3 x + 2)

2 x - 5

Solution steps

(5 x - 3) - (3 x + 2)

Apply rule:

(a) = a

(5 x - 3) = 5 x - 3

= 5 x - 3 - (3 x + 2)

Apply the distributive law:

- (a + b) = - a - b

- (3 x + 2) = - 3 x - 2

= 5 x - 3 - 3 x - 2

Group like terms

= 5 x - 3 x - 3 - 2

Add similar elements:

5 x - 3 x = 2 x

= 2 x - 3 - 2

Subtract the numbers:

- 3 - 2 = - 5

= 2 x - 5

\frac{3}{10} \cdot \frac{3}{5}

- 3 x + 5 + 3 x^{2} + x - 8

ln (2) - ln (0)

\frac{d - c}{\frac{c}{d} - \frac{d}{c}}

\frac{x ^{2} + 5 x - 36}{x ^{2} - 16}