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A baseball field is in a shape of a square. The distance between each pair of bases along the edge of the square is 90 feet. What is the distance between home plate and second bass?

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Answer:

8100

Explanation:

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Explanation:

We want to find the length of the square's diagonal. Since the square has right angles, we can use Pythagorean theorem.

c² = a² + b²

x² = 90² + 90²

x = 90√2

x ≈ 127.3 feet

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