Question: ( 1 6 % ) This problem set is about minimum spanning trees. Sollin's algorithm is a minimum spanning tree. It works as follows. Step

(16%) This problem set is about minimum spanning trees. Sollin's algorithm is a minimum spanning tree. It works as follows.
Step 1: Start with a forest that has n spanning trees (each has one vertex).
Step 2: Select one minimum cost edge for each tree. This edge has exactly one vertex in the tree.
Step 3: Delete multiple copies of selected edges and if two edges with the same cost connecting two trees, keep only one of them.
Step 4: Repeat until we obtain only one tree.
(a)(4%) Given a connected weighted graph G, is minimum spanning tree of G unique? If YES, please justify you answer; If NO, please provide a counterexample.
(b)(4%) What is the worst-case time complexity of the Sollin's algorithm mentioned above? (Please analyze step by step).
(c)(8%) Please prove that Sollin's algorithm is able to find the minimum spanning tree.
( 1 6 % ) This problem set is about minimum

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