With respect to anagram problems, which of the following statements are correct?
Correct answer: D. All of the above
- A. The simplest strategy is blind search, in which you just move to letters around blindly until a phrase appears
- B. Constraining the search space will help to speed up the problem-solving process
- C. All the problems can be construed in terms of search spaces
- D. All of the above
Explanation
Anagram solving can be viewed as searching a space of possible letter arrangements, and restricting that space with clues or patterns makes solving faster. Blind search is the simplest but least efficient strategy, so all three statements support option d.
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