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Consider the following graph:

CSE_2009_38

Which one of the following is NOT the sequence of edges added to the minimum spanning tree using Kruskal’s algorithm?

(A) (b,e)(e,f)(a,c)(b,c)(f,g)(c,d)
(B) (b,e)(e,f)(a,c)(f,g)(b,c)(c,d)
(C) (b,e)(a,c)(e,f)(b,c)(f,g)(c,d)
(D) (b,e)(e,f)(b,c)(a,c)(f,g)(c,d)


Answer: (D)

Explanation: In the sequence (b, e) (e, f) (b, c) (a, c) (f, g) (c, d) given option D, the edge (a, c) of weight 4 comes after (b, c) of weight 3.

In Kruskal’s Minimum Spanning Tree Algorithm, we first sort all edges, then consider edges in sorted order, so a higher weight edge cannot come before a lower weight edge.

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Last Updated : 19 Nov, 2018
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