Edexcel FD2 2022 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFD2 (Further Decision 2)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicNetwork Flows

4. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a capacitated, directed network of pipes. The uncircled number on each arc represents the capacity of the corresponding pipe. The numbers in circles represent an initial flow.
  1. List the saturated arcs.
  2. State the value of the initial flow.
  3. Explain why arc FT cannot be full to capacity.
  4. State the capacity of cut \(C _ { 1 }\) and the capacity of cut \(C _ { 2 }\)
  5. By inspection find one flow-augmenting route to increase the flow by three units. You must state your route.
  6. Prove that, once the flow-augmenting route found in part (e) has been applied, the flow is maximal.