Edexcel D1 2018 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleD1 (Decision Mathematics 1)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicCombinations & Selection

3. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{5b18e92c-540e-4e89-8d60-d60294f50dda-04_595_1269_207_397} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} Figure 3 shows a graph G that contains \(17 \operatorname { arcs }\) and 8 vertices.
  1. State how many arcs there are in a spanning tree for G .
    (1)
  2. Explain why a path on G cannot contain 10 vertices.
    (2)
  3. Determine the number of arcs that would need to be added to G to make G a complete graph with 8 vertices.
    (1) \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{5b18e92c-540e-4e89-8d60-d60294f50dda-04_684_1326_1420_370} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 4}
    \end{figure} Figure 4 shows a weighted graph.
  4. Use Prim's algorithm, starting at C , to find the minimum spanning tree for the weighted graph. You must clearly state the order in which you select the arcs of the tree.
    (3)
  5. State the weight of the minimum spanning tree.
    (1)