A baseball diamond is actually a square with the bases set at 90 angles. If the bases are 90 feet apart, how far is it from home plate to second base?

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anonymous · Answer

Have you drawn a diagram for this?  It'll help you see the triangle created.

lexy148 · Answer

yes but i still dont get it

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

You have a right angle triangle, and you know two sides and all of the angles.

lexy148 · Answer

so would i have to use the 45 45 90 formula to find the missing side

anonymous · Answer

That's one method, there are many you could use though.
You could even use Pythagorean's theorem.

lexy148 · Answer

okay thank you

lexy148 · Answer

and do you know what times what equals square root  of 16200

anonymous · Answer

Do you have a calculator?

The sqrt of 16200 is about 127.28

lexy148 · Answer

yeah but my teacher dosnt want decimals

anonymous · Answer

So then it's about 127 feet.

lexy148 · Answer

oh okay thank you again