How far is it from home plate to 2nd base in an MLB sized field and how far is it from 1st base to 3rd base?
2007-03-11 09:09:44 · 7 answers · asked by kenny d 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Easy! Since all bases are 90ft. apart the angles they create must be 90 degrees, creating a perfect square. The distance from home to 2nd base would be the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
this distance is calculated using the Pythagorian
theorem ( A squared + B squared = C squared )
90ft squared + 90ft squared = C squared (home to 2nd)
8100ft + 8100ft = C squared
16200ft = C squared
C = 127ft. 3.28in.
2007-03-11 10:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by H.E. G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's 127 ft and 3 3/8 inches from home to 2nd as well as from 1st to 3rd. (On an MLB sized field.)
2007-03-11 09:13:04 · answer #2 · answered by lucasgw8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
using the pythagarean theorem...cant spell that sorry lol. Drawing a vertical line from 2nd to home we can make a triangle. From home to 1st is 90ft and 1st to 2nd is 90 ft.
A^2 + B^2 = C^2. 90 ^2 + 90^2 = 16200 ft. The square root of 16200 is 127.279 ft
2007-03-11 09:43:13 · answer #3 · answered by mmmmmmm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The exact distance is 90 feet times the square root of 2. Lucas is right within about 1/32 of an inch.
2007-03-11 09:47:59 · answer #4 · answered by steveh74135 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 127 feet.
2007-03-12 04:08:28 · answer #5 · answered by Michael N (and lou gehrig fan) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aboot 120 feet, giver' take, just take one basepath and add about half another one ( 90 ft. + 45 ft.)
2007-03-11 09:37:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
120ft
2007-03-11 10:13:03 · answer #7 · answered by Canes & Bruins 09-10 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋