On a zip-line course, you are harnessed to a cable that travels through the treetops. You start at platform A and zip to each of the other platforms. How far do you travel from Platform B to Platform C? (Including your steps would be helpful)

Answer:
The distance from Platform B to Platform C is 26.926 units
Step-by-step explanation:
The given parameters are;
The zip-line course distance from platform A to platform F are given;
On the given graph of the path of travel we have;
Coordinates of the point B = (-25, -20) and the coordinates of the point C = (-15, 5)
The distance between two points with coordinates (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) is given by the formula;
[tex]l = \sqrt{\left (y_{2}-y_{1} \right )^{2}+\left (x_{2}-x_{1} \right )^{2}}[/tex]
Therefore, the distance between B and C is found by substituting (-25, -20) = (x₁, y₁) and (-15, 5) = (x₂, y₂)
Which gives;
[tex]l = \sqrt{\left (5-(-20) \right )^{2}+\left ((-15)-(-25) \right )^{2}} = 26.926 \ units[/tex]
The distance from points B to C = 26.926 units.