Practice - A Search*
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Practice Questions
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What does g(n) represent in A* search?
💡 Hint: Think about the distance covered so far.
Is A* search complete?
💡 Hint: Think about the guarantees that A* provides.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What does A* search primarily use to evaluate paths?
💡 Hint: Consider the definition of the cost function f(n).
True or False: A* search can find optimal solutions using any heuristic.
💡 Hint: Remember the conditions for the optimality of A*.
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Challenge Problems
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Implement a basic A* search algorithm in a programming language of your choice. Use a simple grid layout where certain cells are obstacles. Explain the choice of your heuristic functions.
💡 Hint: Start with a straightforward grid and incrementally add obstacles to see how the path changes.
Discuss the potential impacts of an inadmissible heuristic on the results produced by A*. What could happen if the heuristic significantly overestimates the cost?
💡 Hint: Consider how overestimating alters the way A* ranks its paths.
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