SOLUTION: Given a square ABCD which represents a baseball field, find the distance between the pitcher's mound (which is the centre of the field) to the home (a point on the square) if each

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Question 1036242: Given a square ABCD which represents a baseball field, find the distance between the pitcher's mound (which is the centre of the field) to the home (a point on the square) if each side length of the field is 30m.
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Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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That is half the diagonal, and the diagonal of a square is s* sqrt(2)
Therefore, this is (1/2) s*sqrt(2) or 15 sqrt (2) m