Edexcel D1 2013 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleD1 (Decision Mathematics 1)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicFixed Point Iteration

7. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{1493d74b-e9ef-4c9a-91f6-877c1eaa74e2-08_748_1563_251_242} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 5}
\end{figure} Figure 5 represents a network of roads. The number on each arc represents the length, in miles, of the corresponding road. A large crane is required at J and it may be transported from either \(\mathrm { C } _ { 1 }\) or \(\mathrm { C } _ { 2 }\). A route of minimum length is required. It is decided to use Dijkstra's algorithm to find the shortest routes between \(\mathrm { C } _ { 1 }\) and J and between \(\mathrm { C } _ { 2 }\) and J .
  1. Explain why J , rather than \(\mathrm { C } _ { 1 }\) or \(\mathrm { C } _ { 2 }\), should be chosen as the starting vertex.
    (1)
  2. Use Dijkstra's algorithm to find the shortest route needed to transport the crane. State your route and its length.
    (6)