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In a softball diamond, each of the bases, including home plate, are equidistant from each other. Although the name implies differently, a softball diamond is in the shape of a square. Given that the distance between the bases is unknown, determine an expression for the straight line distance between first and third bases.

So far I know that the equation is
x² + x² = c²
But i dont know how to simplify that

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varshamittal029

The expression for the distance from the 1st base to the 3rd base in terms of side length will be c=x√2

Given that the softball diamond is square in shape.

Let the side of the square i.e. distance between consecutive bases is x

The distance from the 1st base to the 3rd base creates the hypotenuse of a right triangle, where each side is equal to x i.e. x is the side length of the square formed by the baseball diamond.  

Using the Pythagorean theorem we have:

x² +x²= c²,

where c is the distance from the 1st base to the 3rd base.

Combining similar terms gives us

2x²=c²

Taking the square root of both sides we have

√2x²= √c²

⇒x√2=c

⇒c=x√2

This is the expression for the distance from the 1st base to the 3rd base in terms of side length.

Therefore the expression for the distance from the 1st base to the 3rd base in terms of side length will be c=x√2.

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