Asked by Kailey
A baseball diamond is a square sides 22.4 m. The pitcher's mound is 16.8 m from home plate on the line joining home plate and second base.. How far is the pitcher's mound from first base? (we are using the LAW OF SINES AND COSINES)
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Steve
letting home be H, pitcher be P, 2nd base be S, we have triangle HSF where
HP = 16.8
HF = SF = 22.4
we want d = PF
d^2 = 16.8^2 + 22.4^2 - 2(16.8)(22.4)cosH
Now, the diagonal from HS to 2nd base is 22.4√2 = 31.7m
In triangle HSF,
22.4^2 = 31.7^2 + 22.4^2 - 2(31.7)(22.4)cosH
cosH = .7076
Note that H is not quite 45°, since P is not quite at the midpoint of HS.
So, now we have
d^2 = 16.8^2 + 22.4^2 - 2(16.8)(22.4)(.7076)
d = 15.85m
HP = 16.8
HF = SF = 22.4
we want d = PF
d^2 = 16.8^2 + 22.4^2 - 2(16.8)(22.4)cosH
Now, the diagonal from HS to 2nd base is 22.4√2 = 31.7m
In triangle HSF,
22.4^2 = 31.7^2 + 22.4^2 - 2(31.7)(22.4)cosH
cosH = .7076
Note that H is not quite 45°, since P is not quite at the midpoint of HS.
So, now we have
d^2 = 16.8^2 + 22.4^2 - 2(16.8)(22.4)(.7076)
d = 15.85m
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