OCR D1 2016 June — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleD1 (Decision Mathematics 1)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicMinimum Spanning Trees

1 The arc weights for a network on a complete graph with six vertices are given in the following table.
AB\(C\)DE\(F\)
A-579812
B5-46510
C74-768
D967-510
E8565-10
F121081010-
Apply Prim's algorithm to the table in the Printed Answer Book. Start by crossing out the row for \(A\) and choosing an entry from the column for \(A\). Write down the arcs used in the order that they are chosen. Draw the resulting minimum spanning tree and give its total weight.