Suppose a certain baseball diamond is a square 85 feet on a side. The pitching rubber is located 56.5 feet from home plate on a line joining home plate and second base. (a) How far is it from the pitching rubber to first base? (b) How far is it from the pitching rubber to second base? (c) If a pitcher faces home plate, through what angle does he need to turn to face first base?

Suppose a certain baseball diamond is a square 85 feet on a side. The pitching rubber is located 56.5 feet from home plate on a line joining home plate and second base. (a) How far is it from the pitching rubber to first base? (b) How far is it from the pitching rubber to second base? (c) If a pitcher faces home plate, through what angle does he need to turn to face first base?

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter1: Fundamental Concepts Of Algebra

Section1.1: Real Numbers

Problem 45E

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