At 19.39 meters
18.4^2+27.4^2-2*18.4*27.4Cos 45
D^2= 1089.32-812.99
D Sq root of 376.33
D= 19.39
A baseball diamond is a square with sides 27.4m. The pitchers mound is 18.4m from home plate on the line joining home plate and second base. How far is the pitcher's mound from first base?
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How we got that the angle is 45
It’s a square so each angle would be 90 degrees divide that by 2 since there would be a diagonal line and 90 divided by 2 is 45
your answer is right but the work is wrong - 812.99 should be 712.99