Consider the following game. You are given N vertices and are required to build a graph

Chapter 5, Problem 62

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Consider the following game. You are given N vertices and are required to build a graph by adding edges connecting these vertices. Each time you add an edge you must pay $1. You can stop when the graph is connected. (a) Describe the strategy that will cost you the least amount of money. (b) What is the minimum amount of money needed to build the graph? (Give your answer in terms of N.)

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QUESTION:

Consider the following game. You are given N vertices and are required to build a graph by adding edges connecting these vertices. Each time you add an edge you must pay $1. You can stop when the graph is connected. (a) Describe the strategy that will cost you the least amount of money. (b) What is the minimum amount of money needed to build the graph? (Give your answer in terms of N.)

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If we connect vertex  with vertex , vertex  with vertex , etc. Until we connect vertex  with vertex , then we have a connected graph with  edges.

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