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COS 226 Exercises on MST


Reference: Chapter 4.3 in Algorithms, 4th edition.


1. Consider the following weighted undirected graph.

weighted graph

List the edges in the MST in the order in which they are discovered by Prim's algorithm, starting the search at A. Since all edge weights are distinct, identify each edge by its weight (instead of its endpoints). 



                                         
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2. Repeat question 1 for Kruskal's algorithm. 



                                         
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3. Explain briefly, but rigorously, why running Kruskal's algorithm with the squares of the weights yields an MST on the original network (with the original weights). Assume all weights are nonnegative.