OCR Further Discrete 2018 December — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFurther Discrete (Further Discrete)
Year2018
SessionDecember
TopicShortest Path

5 A rapid transport system connects 8 stations using three railway lines.
The blue line connects A to B to C to D .
FromtoTravel time
AB5
BC3
CD9
The red line connects \(B\) to \(F\) to \(E\) to \(D\).
FromtoTravel time
BF2
FE3
ED2
The green line connects E to G to H to A .
FromtoTravel time
EG5
GH6
HA4
  • The travel times for the return journeys are the same as for the outward journeys (so, for example, the travel time from B to A is 5 minutes, the same as the time from A to B ).
  • All travel times include time spent stopped at stations.
  • No trains are delayed so the travel times are all correct.
    1. (i) Model the blue, red and green lines, and the travel times above, as a network.
      (ii) Use Dijkstra's algorithm to find the quickest travel times from C to each of the other stations.
      1. Write down a route from A to D with travel time 12 minutes.
      2. Construct a table of quickest travel times.
    2. Give a reason why the quickest journey from A to D may take longer than 12 minutes.