Apps. and Interpretation HL Practice Paper Book | Page 170

6 . Consider the following weighted graph : 32
A
17
B
6
C
18
26
10
11
G
23
21
F E
9 19 ( a ) Is Eulerian circuit exists in the above graph ? Explain your answer .
[ 2 ] Prim ’ s algorithm , starting at C , is used to find the minimum spanning tree for this graph .
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( b ) State the edge of the least weight .
( c ) By using the algorithm , find the minimum spanning tree .
( d ) Write down the weight of the minimum spanning tree .
The following table shows the least weight of a path connecting any two vertices .
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
-
17
23
44
27
18
26
B 17 - 6 27 21 30 10 C 23 6 - 21 27 36 16 D 44 27 21 - 19 28 23 E 27 21 27 19 - 9 11 F 18 30 36 28 9 - 20 G 26 10 16 23 11 20 -
( e ) Using the nearest neighbour algorithm , starting and finishing at G , find an upper bound of the total weight of a cycle that passes through all seven vertices .
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( f ) Using the deleted vertex algorithm by deleting the vertex G , find a lower bound of the total weight of a cycle that passes through all seven vertices .
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