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Your Practice Set – Applications and Interpretation for IBDP Mathematics
3 . Consider the following weighted graph :
Prim ’ s algorithm , starting at F , is used to find the minimum spanning tree for this graph .
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Write down the adjacency matrix M of the graph .
( b )
By using the algorithm , find the minimum spanning tree .
( c )
Write down the weight of the minimum spanning tree .
4 .
Consider the following weighted graph :
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Prim ’ s algorithm , starting at I , is used to find the minimum spanning tree for this graph .
( a ) Write down the adjacency matrix M of the subgraph with five vertices D , F ,
G , H and I only .
( b ) State the edge of the greatest weight .
( c ) By using the algorithm , find the minimum spanning tree .
( d ) Write down the weight of the minimum spanning tree .
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