Edexcel D1 2021 October — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleD1 (Decision Mathematics 1)
Year2021
SessionOctober
TopicSequences and Series

  1. (a) Explain what is meant by the term 'path'.
    (2)
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\end{figure} Figure 1 represents a network of roads. The number on each arc represents the length, in km, of the corresponding road. Piatrice wishes to travel from A to J.
(b) Use Dijkstra's algorithm to find the shortest path Piatrice could take from A to J. State your path and its length.
(6) Piatrice needs to return from J to A via G.
(c) Find the shortest path Piatrice could take from J to A via G and state its length.