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CPSC_V 320 201/202/203 2024W2 Reading Quiz #7 (Greedy Algorithms 2)

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Which of the following algorithms correctly find the MST of a graph G = (V, E)? Choose ALL that apply. (In all choices that follow, let T denote the set of edges in the MST.)

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To assess which algorithms correctly find a Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) for G = (V, E), we examine each method in turn and match it to known MST algorithms. Option 1: 'Start with T = {}. Sort the edges in E in order of increasing cost. For each edge e in this sorted list: add e to T, as long as doing so doesn't create any cycles in T.' This is the cl......Login to view full explanation

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