AQA D1 2007 January — Question 3

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleD1 (Decision Mathematics 1)
Year2007
SessionJanuary
TopicTravelling Salesman

3 Mark is driving around the one-way system in Leicester. The following table shows the times, in minutes, for Mark to drive between four places: \(A , B , C\) and \(D\). Mark decides to start from \(A\), drive to the other three places and then return to \(A\). Mark wants to keep his driving time to a minimum.
\backslashbox{From}{To}\(\boldsymbol { A }\)\(\boldsymbol { B }\)\(\boldsymbol { C }\)\(\boldsymbol { D }\)
A-8611
B14-1325
C149-17
\(\boldsymbol { D }\)261018-
  1. Find the length of the tour \(A B C D A\).
  2. Find the length of the tour \(A D C B A\).
  3. Find the length of the tour using the nearest neighbour algorithm starting from \(A\).
  4. Write down which of your answers to parts (a), (b) and (c) gives the best upper bound for Mark's driving time.