Word Problem on Base Ball and Distance Between consecutive Bases

Topic : Distance Between consecutive bases in Base Ball Word Problem

Question : In baseball, dead center field is the farthest point in the outfield on the straight line through home plate and second base. The distance between consecutive bases is 99 ft. In Wrigley Field in Chicago, dead center field of 400 ft form home plate. How far is dead center field from first base.

Answer :

The four bases in a Baseball field form a square. Here we are given the side of the square as 99 and we need to find the farthest point from first base. The farthest point is 400 feet from home base.
If you draw the figure you realize its application of the Pythagoras theorem.

Answer is 337 feet approx`

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