2) Consider the following weighted graph: F 8. 9 15 8 12 A E 61 2 G 13 7 10 11 4 17 3 B D 5 2 с Use Kruskal's Algorithm to determine the minimum cost spanning tree for this graph. Then, please draw the tree and give its cost.
2) Consider the following weighted graph: F 8. 9 15 8 12 A E 61 2 G 13 7 10 11 4 17 3 B D 5 2 с Use Kruskal's Algorithm to determine the minimum cost spanning tree for this graph. Then, please draw the tree and give its cost.
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Transcribed Image Text:### Problem 2: Weighted Graph Analysis
**Task:** Consider the following weighted graph.
**Graph Details:**
- **Vertices:** There are six vertices in the graph, labeled A, B, C, D, E, and F.
- **Edges and Weights:**
- A to B: 7
- A to C: 6
- A to D: 8
- A to E: 9
- A to F: 8
- B to C: 2
- B to D: 1
- B to E: 3
- B to F: 7
- C to D: 1
- C to E: 5
- C to F: 15
- D to E: 10
- D to F: 12
- E to F: 2
- G to A: 15
- G to B: 4
- G to C: 5
- G to D: 17
- G to E: 13
- G to F: 8
**Instructions:**
Use **Kruskal's Algorithm** to determine the minimum cost spanning tree for this graph. Then, draw the tree and provide its cost.
**Explaining Kruskal’s Algorithm:**
1. **Sort** all the edges in non-decreasing order of their weight.
2. **Initialize** the minimum spanning tree with no edges.
3. **Add edges** to the minimum spanning tree, one by one, using the sorted list, making sure no cycles are formed.
4. Stop when there are exactly \( V-1 \) edges in the tree, where \( V \) is the number of vertices in the graph.
**Purpose:**
This exercise will help in understanding how Kruskal’s algorithm can be applied for finding a minimum spanning tree in a graph, which is useful in network design, such as designing least cost networks.
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