OT: Math Quiz For Stat Geeks

[Willie D]

Yeah, you know who you are. You think you're better at analytics than Billy Bean-o. So answer this one:

Here is the "official" dimensions of home plate, in inches:

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Notice there are three right angles in this irregular polygon. Pay attention to the right angle at the bottom of the image. If this is true, the bottom half of home plate is a right triangle, and bears the attributes of the Pythagorean Theorem, which says the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the component sides, or "a² + b² = c²."

Unfortunately, 12² + 12² = 288 ≠ 289 = 17²

So who's right? Pythagoras or baseball?

 

[Ronin]

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[BC867]

Yeah, you know who you are. You think you're better at analytics than Billy Bean-o. So answer this one:

Here is the "official" dimensions of home plate, in inches:

You must be registered for see images attach

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Notice there are three right angles in this irregular polygon. Pay attention to the right angle at the bottom of the image. If this is true, the bottom half of home plate is a right triangle, and bears the attributes of the Pythagorean Theorem, which says the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the component sides, or "a² + b² = c²."

Unfortunately, 12² + 12² = 288 ≠ 289 = 17²

So who's right? Pythagoras or baseball?

Without doing any research, I would say that the Pythagorean Theorem does not apply because home plate is neither a rectangle nor a triangle.

The upper portion is a rectangle with a triangle added at the bottom. Together it is neither ... or both.

Its combination of shapes makes it its own unique rule. Such as when the properties of hydrogen and oxygen change when it becomes the liquid H2O.