SOLUTION: a baseball diamond is shaped like a square. each side is 90 ft long. how far is it from home plate? a. 180 ft. b. 127.3 ft c. 13.4 ft

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Hi

2nd base would be 127.3 ft from home plate.

Using the Pythagorean Theorem

sqrt(90^2 + 90^2) = 127.3 rounded to the nearest tenth.