27 Jan 2005
CS 3243 - Heuristics
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Admissible heuristics
nE.g., for the 8-puzzle:
nh1(n) = number of misplaced tiles
nh2(n) = total Manhattan distance
n(i.e., no. of squares from desired location of each tile)
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nh1(S) = ?
nh2(S) = ?
Average solution depth?
Average branching factor?