How is diagonal distance measured in Minecraft?  Do you use the same procedure for height as you do for length?

The Pythagorean Theorem introduces the relationship between the two sides of a triangle (legs) that make the right angle and the long side (hypotenuse) that connects them.  The square of each of the legs added together will equal the square of the long side (hypotenuse).  This relationship is a great tool for solving distance between two points and creating symmetrical designs in games like Mindcraft! 

We will use this information to discover the distances between objects in the game Mindcraft.

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Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine unknown side lengths in right triangles in real-world and mathematical problems in two and three dimensions