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PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A kickball field is in the shape of a square. The distance from home base to first base is 60 feet. The distance from first base to second base is 60 feet. The angle of first base is a right angle. If you were standing on second base and wanting to throw the ball to the catcher standing on home base, what would be the shortest distance you would have to throw? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

A.
60.0 feet

B.
120.0 feet

C.
84.9 feet

D.
75.5 feet

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It’s C because you use the Pythagorean thereom and get 84.85 and round to 84.9. C is your answer
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