To calculate: The distance between the home plate and second base.
Answer to Problem 6PTTS
The distance between the home plate and second base is
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Baseball diamond is in the form of square. Length of side= 90 ft.
Formula used :
Calculation:
Since the field is in the shape of square, all angles are at 90°. The diagonal length of the field is distance between the second base and home plate.
Considering the
According to Pythagoras theorem ,
Substituting the values,
The distance between the home plate and second base is
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