A diagonal link between two grid cells (assuming both the grid cells have a value of 1) has a cost of:
A) 1.0
B) 1.414
C) (1.0 + 1.414) / 2
D) 1.414 * 2

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The cost of a diagonal link between two grid cells is calculated using the Pythagorean theorem, which gives the distance between two points in a 2D grid as the square root of 2 (approximately 1.414) when moving diagonally.

A Diagonal Link Between Two Grid Cells (Assuming Both the Grid