2(x-5)=-(x+1)

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Solution for 2(x-5)=-(x+1) equation: 



2(x-5)=-(x+1)

We move all terms to the left:

2(x-5)-(-(x+1))=0

We multiply parentheses

2x-(-(x+1))-10=0



We calculate terms in parentheses: -(-(x+1)), so:

-(x+1)

We get rid of parentheses

-x-1

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-1x-1

Back to the equation:

-(-1x-1)



We get rid of parentheses

2x+1x+1-10=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

3x-9=0

We move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right

3x=9

x=9/3

x=3

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