Question

A standard baseball diamond is a square 90 feet on each side. Find the distance of a throw made from the catcher 3 feet behind home plate in an attempt to throw out a runner trying to steal second base. Round to the nearest whole number.​

Answer 1

130 fr

Explanation:

Distance (d) from home plate to second base:

d² = 90² + 90² = 16200

d =
`√(16200)` = 127.28 ≅ 127

Now add the 3 ft behind home plate:

127 + 3 = 130 ft