document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=149807>Question 149807</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The owner of a baseball team had a stadium built such that the outfield fence was the same distance from home plate at all points. About how many acres did the fair area of the baseball field cover ? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1 acre = 43,560 square feet)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is a drawing of the field and the length of each side is 350 ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The book says the answer to this problem is 2.2. Can someone work this out for me ? THANK YOU ! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since it's the same distance, it's part of a circle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = PI*r^2/4  (it's 1/4 of a circle)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = PI*350*350/4 square feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 96211.27 sq ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 2.209 acres </SPAN>\n" );
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