A Baseball Diamond Is a Square with Side 90 Ft

question 42

Multiple Choice

A baseball diamond is a square with side 90 ft. A batter at the home base hits the ball and runs toward first base with a speed of 26 ft/sec. At what rate is his distance from third base increasing when he is halfway to first base?

• A)8.7 ft/sec
• B)11.6 ft/sec
• C)58.1 ft/sec
• D)13.0 ft/sec
• E)18.4 ft/sec

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