Hill climbing is inappropriate in solving a problem requiring ________.
A) the use of heuristics
B) the creation of subgoals
C) eliminating incorrect alternatives
D) digressing in order to make ultimate progress

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Hill climbing is a heuristic search algorithm that tries to maximize or minimize a function by incrementally adjusting a candidate solution. It only considers the immediate neighbor solutions in the search space and does not create subgoals or eliminate incorrect alternatives. It also does not digress in order to make ultimate progress, which is often necessary in more complex problems. Therefore, D is the most appropriate answer.

Hill Climbing Is Inappropriate in Solving a Problem Requiring ________