Question

The baseball diamond at a playground is a square with sides that measure 70 feet. About how long would a straight line be from home plate to second base? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

A baseball diamond represented by a square oriented so that the diagonal of the square running from home plate to 2nd base is vertical.
70 feet
140 feet
9,800 feet
99 feet

Answer 1

70 if you walk directly across, 140 if you're running the bases

Explanation:

So, if the distance between one is 70, than from home>first>second is 140 feet. Because it is a square, if you travel across the field from home directly to second, it is half that distance and only 70.