SOLUTION: A baseball diamond has the shape of a square with side 90 feet long. A player is 30ft from third base and is running towards home plate at a speed of 28 ft per second. What is the

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Question 863518: A baseball diamond has the shape of a square with side 90 feet long. A player is 30ft from third base and is running towards home plate at a speed of 28 ft per second. What is the straight-line distance between the player and home plate?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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The distance from third base to home plate is 90 feet, and the player just covered 30 feet of the 90 foot distance. What is the difference?

90-30=60