Consider the 8-puzzle problem.

a. What is the maximum branching factor for this problem

b. Assume that for this problem goal state occurs at the depth 5. If depth-first search algorithm is used to solve this problem, what would be the maximum number (worst-case) of time steps that depth-first algorithm takes to find the goal state.

c. Assume that for this problem goal state occurs at the depth k . If depth-first search algorithm is used to solve this problem, estimate the space complexity of this search algorithm.

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a The maximum branching factor for the 8puzzle problem is 4 In this problem each state or puzzle con... View the full answer