In this question we return to the Platonic Cowboys.  The Cowboys are planning a concert tour to the seven cities in the mileage chart shown below. a) Find the repetitive nearest neighbor tour and give the mileage for this tour. Starting with Nashville city  b)find the total length

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In this question we return to the Platonic Cowboys.  The Cowboys are planning a concert tour to the seven cities in the mileage chart shown below.
a) Find the repetitive nearest neighbor tour and give the mileage for this tour. Starting with Nashville city 

b)find the total length 

Boston
Dallas
Houston
Louisville Nashville Pittsburgh St. Loui
Boston
1748
1804
941
1088
561
1141
Dallas
1748
243
819
660
1204
630
1804
243
928
769
1313
779
Houston
819
928
168
388
263
Louisville
941
660
769
168
553
299
Nashville
1088
1313
388
533
588
561
1204
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
779
263
299
588
1141
630
Transcribed Image Text:Boston Dallas Houston Louisville Nashville Pittsburgh St. Loui Boston 1748 1804 941 1088 561 1141 Dallas 1748 243 819 660 1204 630 1804 243 928 769 1313 779 Houston 819 928 168 388 263 Louisville 941 660 769 168 553 299 Nashville 1088 1313 388 533 588 561 1204 Pittsburgh St. Louis 779 263 299 588 1141 630
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