document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=17867>Question 17867</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me. I have been out of school for over 30 years and am trying to help my child. She had this question on a test. How do I show her how to work out the answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a baseball diamond that is 11 x 11.How far would Susie have the throw the ball to Mary who is on second base. I said 11 ft but my daughter said 22 ft but both were wrong.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you for your help<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paula </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #8629 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=whisper><B>whisper(27)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=whisper><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=8629\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A baseball diamond that is 11x11 is a square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "home base and 2nd base are on opposite corners<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The line from home base to 2nd base forms the hypoteneuse of a right triangle with sides from home plate to first base and first base to second base.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since we have a right triangle we can use the Phythagorean Theorem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which states that a^2+b^2=c^2 where a and b are the sides a right triangle with hypoteneuse c.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11^2+11^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "121+121=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "242=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the square root of both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15.556349=c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please don't hesitate to ask if you have further questions!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "round it to two decimals:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "approximately 15.56 feet<BR>\n" );
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