Edexcel D2 — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleD2 (Decision Mathematics 2)
TopicPermutations & Arrangements
TypeAssignment/allocation matching problems

2. This question should be answered on the sheet provided. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{726bca96-7f98-4ed5-b642-f5007a958c8b-03_492_862_301_502} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a network in which the nodes represent five major rides in a theme park and the arcs represent paths between these rides. The numbers on the arcs give the length, in metres, of the paths.
  1. By inspection, add additional arcs to make a complete network showing the shortest distances between the rides.
    (2 marks)
  2. Use the nearest neighbour algorithm, starting at \(A\), and your complete network to find an upper bound to the length of a tour visiting each ride exactly once.
  3. Interpret the tour found in part (b) in terms of the original network.