A major league baseball​ "diamond" is actually a​ square, 90 feet on a side​ (see the​ figure). What is the distance directly from home plate to second base ​(the diagonal of the​ square)?

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A
major league
baseball​ "diamond" is actually a​ square,
90
feet on a side​ (see the​ figure). What is the distance directly from
home plate to second base ​(the
diagonal of the​ square)?
9090
 
 
 

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Part 1
The distance directly from
home plate to second base is
approximately
enter your response here
 
feet.
​(Type an integer or decimal rounded to two decimal places as​ needed.)
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