document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=318283>Question 318283</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me with a word problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A baseball diamond is a square, 90 feet on a side. A shortstop fields a grounder at a point one-half of the way from second base to third base. How far will he have to throw the ball to make an out at first base? (Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D2 = 452 + 902<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D2 = 2025 + 8100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D2 = sqrt 10125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = sqrt 10125  = 45 * sqrt 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My answer is coming out as 100.35.  What am I doing wrong?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please advise.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jerry<BR>\n" );
document.write( "jerry@san.rr.com<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #227820 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=227820\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your equations are correct\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "not sure how you are getting 100.35 as 45*sqrt(5) ___ should be 100.62\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "calculator trouble? </SPAN>\n" );
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