A race
traveling 125 miles per hour completed
one lap around a racetrack in 1.2 minutes
How fast was the car traveling if it
completed the next lap in 0.8 minute?

187.7 mph

Step-by-step explanation:

v = 125 mph

t = 1.2 min

v2 = ?

t2 = 0.8 min

We can use the rule of 3 here. It's the inverse rule of 3 because as time decreases, speed increases.

f(x) = x^3 -2x^2 -3x

x( x^2 -2x-3)

x( x^2 +x -3x -3)

x( x(x+1) -3(x+1))

x( x-3)( x+1)

so zeroes are 0, 3,-1

its (2) option