SOLUTION: The distance between each of the bases on a baseball diamond is 90ft. A catcher often has to throw from home to 2nd base in order to get a player who is stealing bases out. How far

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Question 458121: The distance between each of the bases on a baseball diamond is 90ft. A catcher often has to throw from home to 2nd base in order to get a player who is stealing bases out. How far does a catcher have to throw in this situation?
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The distance between each of the bases on a baseball diamond is 90ft.
A catcher often has to throw from home to 2nd base in order to get a player who is stealing bases out.
How far does a catcher have to throw in this situation?
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Solve this as a right triangle, the distance from home to 2nd is the hypotenuse(c), so you have:
:
c = sqrt%2890%5E2%2B90%5E2%29
c = 127.28 ft from home to 2nd