How far does the pitcher have to throw the softball from the pitcher’s mound to third base to stop a player who is trying to steal third base?
Answer to Problem 10CFU
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Softball: In slow-pitch softball, the diamond is a square that is 65 feet on each side. The distance between the pitcher’s mound and home plate is 50 feet.
Calculation:
Use law of cosines to solve for the missing length.
Use
And this one is being bisected.
Simplify and solve for c
Thus,
46.1 feet
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