Riley makes a mistake in step 2 while doing her homework. What was her mistake? StartFraction x Over x squared minus 5 x + 6 EndFraction + StartFraction x Over x + 3 EndFraction Step 1: StartFraction x Over (x minus 2)(x minus 3) EndFraction + StartFraction 3 Over x + 3 EndFraction Step 2: StartFraction x Over (x minus 2) (x + 3) EndFraction + 3 (x minus 2) Over (x minus 2) (x + 3) EndFraction Step 3: StartFraction x + 3 x minus 6 Over (x minus 2) (x + 3) EndFraction Step 4: StartFraction 4 x minus 6 Over (x minus 2) (x + 3) EndFraction She added the two fractions incorrectly. She used the wrong common denominator. She did not distribute the negative correctly. She did not multiply the first fraction by a factor.

She used the wrong common denominator.

The given fraction is

And Riley answer is

Step 1:

Step 2:

Step 3:

Step 4:

Here we see that Riley in step 2 Riley took the wrong denominator.

So, She used the wrong common denominator.

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The answer is:

She used the wrong common denominator

Step-by-step explanation:

Solving the given equation

Lets consider the steps given in the question:

Lets compare both solutions:

In the original solution, the denominator of first term is (x-2)(x-3)

In the solution given in the question, the denominator of first term is (x-2)(x+3).

So the mistake she did in step 2 was that she change the sign of 3 in (x-3) from negative to positive, due to which she gets the wrong common denominator shown in Step 3.