SOLUTION: The bases of a softball diamond are 60 feet apart. How far is it from home plate to second base?
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Question 776854: The bases of a softball diamond are 60 feet apart. How far is it from home plate to second base?
Answer by wilft1(217) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
use pathagorias theorm for this a^2+b^2=c^2
60 x 60 is 3600
so
3600 + 3600 = 7200
the square root of 7200 is 84.85
so the distance between home plate and 2nd base is 84.85 feet
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