SOLUTION: A baseball diamond is a square which is 90 feet on the side. What is the distance from first base to third base?

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Question 211494: A baseball diamond is a square which is 90 feet on the side. What is the distance from first base to third base?
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A baseball diamond is a square which is 90 feet on the side.
What is the distance from first base to third base?
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Find the diagonal using pythag:
d = sqrt%2890%5E2+%2B+90%5E2%29
d = sqrt%288100+%2B+8100%29
d = sqrt%2816200%29
d = 127.28 ft