A (square) baseball diamond has sides that are 90 feet long . A player running from second base to third base at a speed of 27 feet per second is 25 feet from third base. At what rate is the player's distance from home plate changing?

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A (square) baseball diamond has sides that are 90 feet long . A player running from second base to third base at a speed of 27 feet per second is 25 feet from third base. At what rate is the player's distance from home plate changing? 

 

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