Edexcel D2 2019 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleD2 (Decision Mathematics 2)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicTravelling Salesman

1.
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A-5347393540
B53-32464143
C4732-514737
D394651-3649
E35414736-42
F4043374942-
The table above shows the least distances, in km, between six towns, A, B, C, D, E and F. Jas needs to visit each town, starting and finishing at D , and wishes to minimise the total distance she travels.
  1. Starting at D , use the nearest neighbour algorithm to obtain an upper bound for the length of the route. You must state your route and its length.
  2. Starting by deleting D , and all of its arcs, find a lower bound for the route length.