1. Finding the Hypotenuse

2. A baseball “diamond” is really a square.
You can use the Pythagorean theorem to find distances around a baseball diamond.
A baseball “diamond” is really a square.
You can use the Pythagorean theorem to find distances around a baseball diamond.

3. Baseball Problem The distance between consecutive bases is 90
feet. How far does a
catcher have to throw
the ball from home
plate to second base?

4. Baseball Problem Solution
The hypotenuse is the distance from home to second, or side x in the picture.
The legs are from home to first and from first to second.
Solution:
x2 = = 16,200
x = ft

5. Find the length of the hypotenuse if a = 12 and b = 16.
= c2
= c2
400 = c2
Take the square root of both sides.
20 = c

7. Finding the Hypotenuse
A=6
B=8
C=x
Step 1: plug the numbers into the formula.
6^2+8^2=x^2