Question

The bases on a baseball diamond are 90 feet apart. John is standing on 2nd base and throws a ball to Sam who is standing exactly halfway between 3rd base and home plate. How far must John throw the ball to get it to Sam? (Set up an equation)

Answer 1

so the distance John thorw the ball is:

$d=\sqrt[]{90^2+45^2}=45\sqrt[]{5}$