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A professional baseball diamond is a square. The distance from base to base is 90 ft. To the nearest foot, how far does a catcher standing at home plate throw the ball across the diagonal of the square to second base?

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64 feet

127 feet

94 feet

180 feet

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  • Side=90ft=a


\\ \tt\longmapsto Diagonal


\\ \tt\longmapsto a√(2)


\\ \tt\longmapsto 90√(2)


\\ \tt\longmapsto 90(1.42)


\\ \tt\longmapsto 127ft

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