A baseball diamond is a square whose isde is 90 feet. Approxiamtely the distance from home plate to second base, to the nearest foot.
Use the pythagorean theorem, since that distance is the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
90^2 + 90^2 = x^2
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To find the approximate distance from home plate to second base on a baseball diamond, we need to calculate the diagonal of the square formed by the bases.
A square with sides measuring 90 feet has all sides equal in length. Since the bases form a square shape, the distance from home plate to second base is equal to the length of one side of the square.
Therefore, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the length of the diagonal (which is the distance from home plate to second base) of the square.
The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Applying the Pythagorean theorem to our problem, we can set up the equation as follows:
(diagonal)^2 = (side)^2 + (side)^2
Let's solve it step by step:
(side)^2 = 90^2
(side)^2 = 8100
(diagonal)^2 = 8100 + 8100
(diagonal)^2 = 16200
Taking the square root of both sides:
diagonal = √16200
diagonal ≈ 127.28 feet
Therefore, the approximate distance from home plate to second base is approximately 127 feet when rounded to the nearest foot.