A baseball diamond is a square with sides 90 ft long. A batter is at bat, with runners at first and second base. At the moment the ball is hit, the runner at first base runs to second base at 25 ft/s. Simultaneously, the runner on second base runs to third base at 15 ft/s. How fast is the distance between these two runners changing 2 s after the ball is hit?

Statement reason 1. δabc is similar to δced. given 2. 3. definition of slope 4. slope of slope of definition of slope 5. slope of × slope of multiplying the slopes 6. slope of × slope of substitution property of equality 7. slope of × slope of simplifying the right side the table contains the proof of the relationship between the slopes of two perpendicular lines. what is the reason for statement 2? a. parallel line segments that meet a common perpendicular line are proportional in length. b. the lengths of vertical and horizontal sides in congruent triangles are in a common ratio. c. trigonometric identities determine the lengths of the legs in a right triangle. d. corresponding side lengths in similar triangles are proportional in length.