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3x3 Puzzle Solver in C++ Code

This document contains a C++ implementation of the 8-puzzle problem using a priority queue and the A* search algorithm. It defines a PuzzleState structure to represent the state of the puzzle, calculates the Manhattan distance as a heuristic, and explores possible moves until the puzzle is solved. The program prompts the user for an initial puzzle configuration and outputs the solution path and the number of steps taken to solve it.

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3x3 Puzzle Solver in C++ Code

This document contains a C++ implementation of the 8-puzzle problem using a priority queue and the A* search algorithm. It defines a PuzzleState structure to represent the state of the puzzle, calculates the Manhattan distance as a heuristic, and explores possible moves until the puzzle is solved. The program prompts the user for an initial puzzle configuration and outputs the solution path and the number of steps taken to solve it.

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#include <bits/stdc++.

h>
using namespace std;

#define N 3

struct PuzzleState {
vector<vector<int>> mat;
int x, y; // position of blank tile (0)
int cost; // total cost = g + h
int level; // g(n): number of moves from start
PuzzleState* parent;

PuzzleState(vector<vector<int>> _mat, int _x, int _y, int _newX, int _newY, int
_level, PuzzleState* _parent) {
mat = _mat;
swap(mat[_x][_y], mat[_newX][_newY]);
x = _newX;
y = _newY;
level = _level;
parent = _parent;
cost = INT_MAX; // Will be updated later
}
};

// Final Goal State


vector<vector<int>> goal = {
{1, 2, 3},
{4, 5, 6},
{7, 8, 0}
};

// Directions (up, down, left, right)


int dx[] = { -1, 1, 0, 0 };
int dy[] = { 0, 0, -1, 1 };

// Heuristic: Manhattan Distance


int calculateCost(vector<vector<int>> mat) {
int cost = 0;
for(int i = 0; i < N; i++)
for(int j = 0; j < N; j++)
if(mat[i][j] != 0) {
int value = mat[i][j];
int targetX = (value - 1) / N;
int targetY = (value - 1) % N;
cost += abs(i - targetX) + abs(j - targetY);
}
return cost;
}

// Check if position is valid


bool isValid(int x, int y) {
return (x >= 0 && x < N && y >= 0 && y < N);
}

// Print the 3x3 matrix


void printMatrix(vector<vector<int>> mat) {
for(auto row : mat) {
for(int val : row)
cout << val << " ";
cout << endl;
}
cout << "-----------" << endl;
}

// Comparator for priority queue


struct comp {
bool operator()(PuzzleState* lhs, PuzzleState* rhs) {
return (lhs->cost + lhs->level) > (rhs->cost + rhs->level);
}
};

// Print the path from root to goal


void printPath(PuzzleState* root) {
if (root == NULL) return;
printPath(root->parent);
printMatrix(root->mat);
}

void solve(vector<vector<int>> initial, int x, int y) {


priority_queue<PuzzleState*, vector<PuzzleState*>, comp> pq;
PuzzleState* root = new PuzzleState(initial, x, y, x, y, 0, NULL);
root->cost = calculateCost(initial);
pq.push(root);

while(!pq.empty()) {
PuzzleState* min = pq.top();
pq.pop();

if(min->cost == 0) {
cout << "Solved in " << min->level << " steps!" << endl;
printPath(min);
return;
}

// Explore all 4 directions


for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
int newX = min->x + dx[i];
int newY = min->y + dy[i];

if(isValid(newX, newY)) {
PuzzleState* child = new PuzzleState(min->mat, min->x, min->y,
newX, newY, min->level + 1, min);
child->cost = calculateCost(child->mat);
pq.push(child);
}
}
}
}

int main() {
vector<vector<int>> initial(3, vector<int>(3));
int x, y;

cout << "Enter the initial 3x3 puzzle (use 0 for blank tile):\n";
for(int i = 0; i < N; i++)
for(int j = 0; j < N; j++) {
cin >> initial[i][j];
if(initial[i][j] == 0) {
x = i;
y = j;
}
}

solve(initial, x, y);

return 0;
}

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