Solving The 8 Puzzle With A* Algorithm

Question

I would like to solve/implement the 8 puzzle problem using the A* algorithm in Java. Am asking if someone can help me by explaining to me the steps i must follow to solve it. I

Answer 1

Check http://olympiad.cs.uct.ac.za/presentations/camp1_2004/heuristics.pdf it describes ways of tackling this very problem.