Question

A basebll "diamond" is a square 90 ft on a side. What is the straight-line distance from homeplate to second base?

Answer 1

pythagorean theorem will do...

Answer 2

The square becomes 2 right triangles, each with 2 equal side lengths, specifically legs [equal to 90ft each], and the unknown being the hypotenuse. As @Orion1213 says, you can just use the Pythagorean theorem, but you may also use Trigonometry [since both legs are equal, so are both of their angles, and they are thus each 45 degrees, or pi/4 radians] in the form of SohCahToa. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

thanks