Question

You’ve just picked up a ground ball at first base, and you see the other teams player running towards third base. How far do you have to throw the ball to get it from first base to third base, and throw the runner out?

Answer 1

Answer:

$d\approx 127.3\ ft$

Step-by-step explanation:

Diagonal of a Square

The baseball infield is a square of a side length of a=90 ft. From first base to 3rd base the ball must travel the length of the diagonal of the square.

We can calculate the diagonal of a square with the formula

$d=\sqrt{2}a$

Substituting:

$d=\sqrt{2}*90$

Calculating:

$d\approx 127.3\ ft$