Question

A home-made baseball diamond is in the shape of a square. The distance from base to base is 80 feet because of space constraints. How far does a catcher throw the ball from home plate to second base?
a.80 feet
b.40 feet
c.40 square root of 2 feet
d.80 square root of 2 feet

Answer 1

45degree is=X. 80
45 degrees=X. 80
90 degree is = x√2. 80√2 Answer

Or do Pythagorean 80^2+80^2= C^2
12,800=C^2
Sq rt of 12,800 = 113.13
and 80√2 also = 113.13