A Baseball Diamond Has the Shape of a Square with Sides

question 32

Multiple Choice

A baseball diamond has the shape of a square with sides 90 feet long (see figure) . A player running from second base to third base at a speed of 26 feet per second is 80 feet from third base. At what rate is the player's distance s from home plate changing? Round your answer to one decimal place.

• A)-50.4 feet/second
• B)-0.2 feet/second
• C)-0.7 feet/second
• D)-17.3 feet/second
• E)-1.9 feet/second