A major league baseball \"diamond\" is actually a square, 90 feet on a side (see

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A major league baseball "diamond" is actually a square, 90 feet on a side (see the figure). Overlay a rectangular coordinate system on it so that the origin is at home plate, the positive x-axis Hes in the direction from home plate to first base, and the positive y-axis Hes in the direction from home plate to third base. What are the coordinates of second base? Use feet as the unit of measurement so that one unit on the graph corresponds to one foot on the field. The coordinates of second base are .

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( 90sqrt(2), 90sqrt(2) ) = (127.279, 127.279)

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