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A star orders the frontier by \( f(n) = g(n) + h(n) \). What do the two terms represent?

  • A.Estimated cost so far and exact cost remaining
  • B.Depth in the tree and branching factor at the node
  • C.Path cost and the number of nodes already expanded
  • D.Cost so far and estimated cost remaining

Answer: D

The evaluation function combines the exact cost from the start with an estimate of the cost to the goal, giving an estimate of the total cost of the best solution through that node. Minimising it directs the search along promising complete paths rather than merely promising directions. Setting h to zero recovers uniform cost and setting g to zero recovers greedy search, which places the whole family on one axis and makes the comparison immediate.

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