Question

A baseball diamond is a square with 90 foot sides. What is the length from 3rd base to 1st base? Round to the nearest tenth.

A. 155.9 feet
B. 141.6 feet
C. 127.3 feet
D. 118.2 feet

Answer 1

The given value which is 90 foot sides represents the measurement of one side of the baseball diamond. The length from the 3rd base to 1st base is the diagonal of the square. The formula would be as follows:

diagonal = √s^2 + s^2
diagonal = s√2
diagonal = (90)√2
diagonal = 127.28 ft <------- OPTION C