Solve the problem.
-The distance from home plate to dead center field in a certain baseball stadium is 402 feet. A baseball diamond is a square with a distance from home plate to first base of 90 feet. How far is it from first base to dead center
Field?
A) 344.3 ft
B) 470 ft
C) 379.6 ft
D) 327.2 ft

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the distance from first base to dead center field, we can use the Pythagorean theorem. The distance from home plate to dead center field is the hypotenuse of a right triangle, with one leg being the distance from home plate to first base (90 ft) and the other leg being the distance from first base to dead center field. Solving for the other leg gives approximately 344.3 ft.

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