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document.write( "The distance from home plate to dead center field in Sun Devil Stadium is 409 feet. A baseball diamond is a square with a distance from home plate to first base of 90 feet. How far is it from first base to dead center field?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the exact value of the expression. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "cos-1 (1) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance from home plate to dead center field in Sun Devil Stadium is 409 feet. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A baseball diamond is a square with a distance from home plate to first base of 90 feet. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How far is it from first base to dead center field?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let home plate be A, 1st base be B, dead center field be C.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"a\" be the distance from 1st base to dead center field<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using Law of cosines you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 = 90^2 + 409^2 - 2(90)(409)cos(45)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 = 123323.7988<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 351.17 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the exact value of the expression. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "cos-1 (1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The angle whose cosine is 1 is 0 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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