General functional notation (e.g. f(x) ) is not supported. If you wish to draw a function such as f(x) = x2, replace f(x) with y (or any other unused variable).

Please read Math expression entry located here.

So, instead of:
-f(a)=2(a)-5

You should type in​​:
-y = 2(a) - 5

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