A heuristic strategy that combines hill climbing and subgoals is ________.
A) information retrieval
B) working backward
C) trial and error
D) means-end analysis

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Hill climbing involves making progress towards a goal by selecting the best option at each step. However, this approach can lead to getting stuck at suboptimal solutions. Subgoals are smaller goals that must be achieved to reach the main goal. Means-end analysis combines these two strategies by breaking the main goal into subgoals and using hill climbing to achieve each subgoal. So, the correct answer is D: means-end analysis. Information retrieval refers to searching for information, working backward involves starting from the goal and working backwards, and trial and error involves trying different options until a solution is found. None of these strategies involve combining hill climbing and subgoals.

A Heuristic Strategy That Combines Hill Climbing and Subgoals Is