Practice Informed Search Strategies (3.3) - Search Algorithms and Problem Solving
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Informed Search Strategies

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a heuristic?

💡 Hint: Think about how you would navigate a maze.

Question 2 Easy

Name one strength of the Greedy Best-First Search.

💡 Hint: Consider its approach to selecting nodes.

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Question 1

What does A* Search use to evaluate nodes?

Only g(n)
h(n) only
Both g(n) and h(n)

💡 Hint: Think about the formula f(n) = g(n) + h(n).

Question 2

Is the Greedy Best-First Search guaranteed to find an optimal solution?

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how it selects nodes for exploration.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a heuristic suitable for searching through a chess game. Explain its components and how it improves search efficiency.

💡 Hint: Think about what makes a position advantageous in chess.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the trade-offs involved when using A* Search with a very memory-intensive heuristic. How would you mitigate these trade-offs?

💡 Hint: Consider adjustments to the search strategy that maintain effectiveness yet reduce memory requirements.

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