document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=363888>Question 363888</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A baseball diamond is in the shape of a square, 90 feet on a side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what is the direct distance from the home plate to second base? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "what is the direct distance from the home plate to second base?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That distance is the hypotenuse of a 90 by 90 right triangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = sqrt[90^2 + 90^2]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = sqrt[2*90^2]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = 90*sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = 127.28 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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