On a map, the distance between New York City and Los Angeles is 31 inches. If the scale of the map is 1 inch: 90 miles , what is the actual distance between New York City and Los Angeles?

none of the above.

for one of the equations to be used in the process, there has to be a term in the equation since squared is .

since there is only a term in the first equation, we cannot derive a from completing the square.

solving with completing the square

add -60 to 120 which will result in : 2x+3y=180

then subtract 2x: 3y=-2x+180

lastly, divide by 2: y= -2/3x+60

hope this is the answer you're looking for: )

one triangle is 2.5 times bigger than the other triangle.