A student attempted to generate an equivalent expression using the distributive property, as shown below:

2(x + 5) = 2

A student attempted to generate an equivalent expression using the distributive property, as shown below:

2(x + 5) = 2x + 5

What was the mistake made?

1. 2 was not multiplied by x

2. 2 was not multiplied by 5

3. Incorrect sign was used for the first term

4. Incorrect sign was used for the second term

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