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Little League Baseball Refer toProblem 106Little League Baseball The layout of a Little Le...

Little League Baseball Refer to

Problem 106

Little League Baseball The layout of a Little League playing field is a square, 60 feet on a side. How far is it directly from home plate to second base (the diagonal of the square)?

Source:Little League Baseball, Official Regulations and Playing Rules, 2007.

Overlay a rectangular coordinate system on a Little League baseball diamond so that the origin is at home plate, the positive x-axis lies in the direction from home plate to first base, and the positive y-axis lies in the direction from home plate to third base.

(a) What are the coordinates of first base, second base, and third base? Use feet as the unit of measurement.


(b) If the right fielder is located at (180, 20), how far is it from there to second base?


(c) If the center fielder is located at (220, 220), how far is it from there to third base?

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