Question

On the Junior League baseball field, you run 60 feet to first base and then 60 feet to second base. You are out at second base and then run directly along the diagonal to home plate. Find the total distance that you ran. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Explanation:

We can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the distance from second base to home plate, which is the diagonal of a right triangle with legs of 60 feet each:

d = sqrt(60^2 + 60^2) = sqrt(7200) ≈ 84.85 feet

So the total distance that you ran is:

60 + 60 + 84.85 ≈ 204.9 feet

Rounded to the nearest tenth, the answer is:

204.9 feet ≈ 204.9 feet