SOLUTION: A slow-pitch softball diamond is actually a square. The distance from home plate to 1st base is 65 feet. How far is it from home plate to 2nd base? Give exact answer.
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Question 344687: A slow-pitch softball diamond is actually a square. The distance from home plate to 1st base is 65 feet. How far is it from home plate to 2nd base? Give exact answer.
Give the approximate distance to 3 decimal places.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A slow-pitch softball diamond is actually a square. The distance from home plate to 1st base is 65 feet. How far is it from home plate to 2nd base? Give exact answer.
Give the approximate distance to 3 decimal places.
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Draw the picture.
The distance from home plate to 2nd base
is the hypotenuse of a right triangle
with legs = 65 ft.
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h^2 = 65^2 + 65^2
h^2 = 2*65^2
h = 65*sqrt(2)
h = 91.92 ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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