Edexcel D2 2005 June — Question 6 16 marks

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleD2 (Decision Mathematics 2)
Year2005
SessionJune
Marks16
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TopicNetwork Flows
TypeAdd supersource and/or supersink
DifficultyStandard +0.3 This is a standard multi-source/multi-sink max flow problem requiring routine application of the supersource/supersink technique and Ford-Fulkerson algorithm. While it has many parts (16 marks total), each step follows textbook procedures without requiring novel insight or complex problem-solving—slightly easier than average due to its procedural nature.
Spec7.04f Network problems: choosing appropriate algorithm

6. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{be329a47-a709-4719-abe6-41d388a6c631-3_696_1319_1292_374} This figure shows a capacitated directed network. The number on each arc is its capacity. The numbers in circles show a feasible flow through the network. Take this as the initial flow.
  1. On Diagram 1 and Diagram 2 in the answer book, add a supersource \(S\) and a supersink \(T\). On Diagram 1 show the minimum capacities of the arcs you have added. Diagram 2 in the answer book shows the first stage of the labelling procedure for the given initial flow.
  2. Complete the initial labelling procedure in Diagram 2.
  3. Find the maximum flow through the network. You must list each flow-augmenting route you use together with its flow, and state the maximal flow.
  4. Show a maximal flow pattern on Diagram 3.
  5. Prove that your flow is maximal.
  6. Describe briefly a situation for which this network could be a suitable model.
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This figure shows a capacitated directed network. The number on each arc is its capacity. The numbers in circles show a feasible flow through the network. Take this as the initial flow.
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item On Diagram 1 and Diagram 2 in the answer book, add a supersource $S$ and a supersink $T$. On Diagram 1 show the minimum capacities of the arcs you have added.

Diagram 2 in the answer book shows the first stage of the labelling procedure for the given initial flow.
\item Complete the initial labelling procedure in Diagram 2.
\item Find the maximum flow through the network. You must list each flow-augmenting route you use together with its flow, and state the maximal flow.
\item Show a maximal flow pattern on Diagram 3.
\item Prove that your flow is maximal.
\item Describe briefly a situation for which this network could be a suitable model.\\
(Total 16 marks)\\
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\end{enumerate}

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