AQA D1 2005 June — Question 6

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleD1 (Decision Mathematics 1)
Year2005
SessionJune
TopicTravelling Salesman

6 Mia is on holiday in Venice. There are five places she wishes to visit: Rialto \(( R )\), St Mark's \(( S )\), Murano ( \(M\) ), Burano ( \(B\) ) and Lido ( \(L\) ). Boat services connect the five places. The table shows the times, in minutes, to travel between the places. Mia wishes to keep her travelling time to a minimum.
Rialto ( \(R\) )St Mark's ( \(S\) )Murano ( \(M\) )Burano (B)Lido (L)
Rialto ( \(R\) )-15557525
St Mark's ( \(S\) )15-906020
Murano ( \(M\) )5590-2580
Burano (B)756025-50
Lido ( \(L\) )25208050-
    1. Find the length of the tour \(S R M B L S\).
    2. Find the length of the tour using the nearest neighbour algorithm starting from \(S\).
  1. By deleting Burano ( \(B\) ), find a lower bound for the length of the minimum tour.
  2. Sketch a network showing the edges that give the lower bound found in part (b) and comment on its significance.