SOLUTION: In baseball, the length of the path between each pair of consecutive bases is 90 feet. The paths form right angles. How far does the ball need to travel if it is thrown from home p

Question 1107945: In baseball, the length of the path between each pair of consecutive bases is 90 feet. The paths form right angles. How far does the ball need to travel if it is thrown from home plate directly to second base?

Found 2 solutions by Boreal, Alan3354:
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a 45-45-90 right triangle. The sides are 90 and the hypotenuse is 90 sqrt (2), or 127.3 feet.
ratios are 1-1-sqrt(2) from Pythagorean Theorem.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's the hypotenuse of a right triangle.

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