Question

[Choose the one correct answer and explain your reasoning.]

If \(x\) and \(n\) are integers then \[(1-x)^n (2-x)^{2n} (3-x)^{3n} (4-x)^{4n} (5-x)^{5n}\] is

  1. negative when \(n>5\) and \(x<5\),

  2. negative when \(n\) is odd and \(x>5\),

  3. negative when \(n\) is a multiple of \(3\) and \(x>5\),

  4. negative when \(n\) is even and \(x<5\).