document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77289>Question 77289</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We cannot figure out this problem which is part of a Pythagarian Theorum worksheet:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The bases on a baseball diamond are 90 feet apart.  How far is it from home plate to second base?  I keep coming up with 180 feet, but that seems to easy... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55376 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=55376\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We simply have a triangle with legs of 90 ft. So to find the hypotenuse we use Pythagorean's theorem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the distance from home plate to 2nd base is 127.279 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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