OCR MEI D1 2012 January — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleD1 (Decision Mathematics 1)
Year2012
SessionJanuary
TopicShortest Path

4 The table defines a network in which the numbers represent lengths.
ABCDEFG
A-523---
B5---11-
C2---41-
D3---42-
E-144--1
F-112--5
G----15-
  1. Draw the network.
  2. Use Dijkstra's algorithm to find the shortest paths from A to each of the other vertices. Give the paths and their lengths.
  3. Draw a new network containing all of the edges in your shortest paths, and find the total length of the edges in this network.
  4. Find a minimum connector for the original network, draw it, and give the total length of its edges.
  5. Explain why the method defined by parts (i), (ii) and (iii) does not always give a minimum connector.