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In baseball, the distance of the paths between each pair of consecutive bases is 90 ft and the paths form right angles. How far does the ball need to travel if it is thrown from home plate directly to second base?

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That's just the diagonal of the 90-ft square.

It's also the hypotenuse of a right triangle with equal 90-ft legs.

     Hypotenuse = √(90² + 90²) = √2(90²)  =  90 √2  =  127.3 ft .

The distance that the ball need to travel should be  127.3 ft .

Calculation of the distance:

Since each pair of consecutive bases is 90 ft, So here it means the diagonal should be 90 feet square. Basically, we have to determine the hypotenuse should be

Hypotenuse = √(90² + 90²)

= √2(90²)  

=  90 √2  

=  127.3 ft .

Therefore, The distance that the ball need to travel should be  127.3 ft .

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