Recreation 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? Each grid unit represents 5 m.
Let Platform
Where's the right triangle?
The lengths of the legs of the right triangle are 15 and 30. There are two possibilities:
You travel about 33.5 m from Platform B to Platform C.
Error Analysis Your friend calculates the distance between points Q(1, 5) and R(3, 8). What is his error?