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A baseball diamond is a square with sides of 90 feet. What is the shortest distance, to the nearest tenth of a foot, between first base and third base? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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127.3 ft is the answer
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Answer:

127.3 ft

Explanation:

Our triangle has legs 90, 90, x. This is a special triangle when the hypotenuse is just one of the legs times the
√(2\\), thus 90
√(2\\). This is rounded to 127.3. Please mark as brainlienst.

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