AS June 2020 Paper 1 Q3

3 Given \((x - 1)(x - 2)(x - a) \lt 0\) and \(a \gt 2\)

Find the set of possible values of \(x\).

Tick (✓) one box. [1 mark]

• \(\{x : x \lt 1\} \cup \{x : 2 \lt x \lt a\}\)
• \(\{x : 1 \lt x \lt 2\} \cup \{x : x \gt a\}\)
• \(\{x : x \lt -a\} \cup \{x : -2 \lt x \lt -1\}\)
• \(\{x : -a \lt x \lt -2\} \cup \{x : x \gt -1\}\)