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Oo The missionaries and cannibals problem involves three missionaries and three cannibals
that find themselves together on one side of the river. They wish to cross to the other side
of the river using a boat that can carry only two persons. Assuming, the missionaries are
safe so far their number is greater than or equal to the number of cannibals whenever they
are together.
i. Represent the problem as a state problem and identify the initial state and the goal
state.
ii. Identify the operators that can be used in solving this problem.
ili. By using forward searching, show how the system can arrive at the goal state.
i. State Problem:
The problem can be represented as a state space problem with the following components:
State: A state is represented by the number of missionaries and cannibals on each side of
the river and the location of the boat (either on the original or the target side).
Initial State: The initial state is when all three missionaries and cannibals are on one side
of the river.
Goal State: The goal state is when all three missionaries and cannibals have safely
crossed the river and are on the other side.
ii, Operators:
The operators that can be used to solve this problem are as follows:
Move two persons from one side of the river to the other side.
Move one person from one side of the river to the other side
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