A Baseball Diamond Has the Shape of a Square with Sides

question 93

Multiple Choice

A baseball diamond has the shape of a square with sides 90 feet long.A player running from second base to third base at a speed of 27 feet per second is 60 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) -24.1 feet/second
• B) -0.2 feet/second
• C) -0.6 feet/second
• D) -15 feet/second
• E) -0.9 feet/second

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