Question

Help with a measurement question for math

Answer 1

127 ft

Explanation:

A line from first base to third base , divides the square into 2 right triangles.

using Pythagoras' identity on the top right triangle.

the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides.

here the hypotenuse (h) is the line connecting first base to third base and both legs of the triangle are 90 ft , then

h² = 90² + 90² = 8100 + 8100 = 16200 ( take square root of both sides )

h =
`√(16200)` ≈ 127 ft ( to the nearest foot )