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Exam-like question

From last years exam:

The following is a problem which can be solved using state-space search techniques:
``A farmer with his dog, rabbit and lettuce come to the east side of a river they wish to cross. There is a boat at the rivers edge, but of course only the farmer can row. The boat can only hold two htings (including the rower) at any one time. If the dog is ever left alone with the rabbit, the dog will eat it. Similarly if the rabbit is ever left alone with the lettuce, the rabbit will eat it. How can the farmer get across the river so that all four characters arrive safely on the other side?''
Formalise the above problemin terms of state-space search. You should:


alison@
Fri Aug 19 10:42:17 BST 1994