Question

a baseball diamond is actually a square with 90 foot sides. If a number tries to steal second base. how far must the catcher, at home plate thrown to get the number out

Answer 1

The catcher will have to throw roughly 127 feet from home to second base.

Explanation:

We have to use the Pythagorean Theorem. This gives us the third side length if we know the other two side lengths.

a² + b² = c²

90² + 90² = c²

8100 + 8100 = c²

16200 = c²

`√(16200)` =
`√(c^2)`

c = 127.28 ft