Suppose a certain baseball diamond is a square 60 feet on a side. The pitching rubber is located 40.5 feet from home plate on a line joining home plate and second
base.
(a) How far is it from the pitching rubber to first base?
(b) How far is it from the pitching rubber to second base?
(c) If a pitcher faces home plate, through what angle does he need to turn to face first base?
(a) The distance from the pitching rubber to first base is about feet.
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
(b) The distance from the pitching rubber to second base is about feet.
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
(c) He needs to turn about to his left.
(Round to one decimal place as needed.)