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A Baseball Diamond Is a Square, 90 Feet on a Side

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A baseball diamond is a square, 90 feet on a side. If the third baseman fields a ground ball 70 feet directly behind third base, how far must he throw the ball to throw a runner out at first base? Find the exact answer. Then give an approximation to two decimal places.
 A baseball diamond is a square, 90 feet on a side. If the third baseman fields a ground ball 70 feet directly behind third base, how far must he throw the ball to throw a runner out at first base? Find the exact answer. Then give an approximation to two decimal places.    A)   11 \sqrt { 337 } \mathrm { ft } \approx 201.93 \mathrm { ft }  B)   9 \sqrt { 337 } \mathrm { ft } \approx 165.22 \mathrm { ft }  C)   11 \sqrt { 337 } \mathrm { ft } \approx 183.58 \mathrm { ft }  D)   10 \sqrt { 337 } \mathrm { ft } \approx 183.58 \mathrm { ft }  E)   9 \sqrt { 337 } \mathrm { ft } \approx 183.58 \mathrm { ft }


A) 11337ft201.93ft11 \sqrt { 337 } \mathrm { ft } \approx 201.93 \mathrm { ft }
B) 9337ft165.22ft9 \sqrt { 337 } \mathrm { ft } \approx 165.22 \mathrm { ft }
C) 11337ft183.58ft11 \sqrt { 337 } \mathrm { ft } \approx 183.58 \mathrm { ft }
D) 10337ft183.58ft10 \sqrt { 337 } \mathrm { ft } \approx 183.58 \mathrm { ft }
E) 9337ft183.58ft9 \sqrt { 337 } \mathrm { ft } \approx 183.58 \mathrm { ft }

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