SOLUTION: The bases on a baseball field and the paths between them form a square. Each side is 90 feet long. The pitcher's mound is between home plate and second base. it is 60.5 feet from h
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Question 632569: The bases on a baseball field and the paths between them form a square. Each side is 90 feet long. The pitcher's mound is between home plate and second base. it is 60.5 feet from home plate. How far is it from second base?
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The bases on a baseball field and the paths between them form a square.
Each side is 90 feet long.
The pitcher's mound is between home plate and second base.
it is 60.5 feet from home plate. How far is it from second base?
:
Find the hypotenuse (h)
h =
h = 127.3 feet
therefore
127.3 - 60.5 = 66.8 ft to 2nd base
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