30 ft . 90 ft. A shortstop is standing in the base path between second and third base when she the ball She is 30 feet base and needs to make the throw to base Assuming the field square how does she to Round your answer to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

To determine the distance the shortstop needs to throw the ball to reach the base, we can use the Pythagorean theorem.

The base path from second to third base forms a right triangle, with the distance from second base to home plate being one side (30 ft) and the distance from home plate to third base being the other side (90 ft).

Using the Pythagorean theorem:

(30 ft)^2 + (90 ft)^2 = c^2

900 + 8100 = c^2

9000 = c^2

c ≈ √9000

c ≈ 94.87 ft

Therefore, the shortstop needs to make a throw of approximately 94.9 feet to reach the base.