A base ball diamond is square. The distance from home plate to first base is 90 feet. what is the distance from home plate to second base?

127

81

19

13

Because it is square, the distance from home to first base is the same as first base to second base.

Home to First is one side of a right triangle, first to second is the second side of the right triangle and then home to second base would be the hypotenuse of a right triangle.

Using the Pythagorean Theorem we can solve for the hypotenuse:

Let C = the hypotenuse:

90^2 + 90^2 = c^2

8100 + 8100 = c^2

16200 = c^2

c = √16200

c = 127.279 feet, round to 127 feet.