Question: Consider the travelling salesman problem with five cities. The cities are called A, B, C, D, and E. A cycle is a sequence of cities

 Consider the travelling salesman problem with five cities. The cities are

Consider the travelling salesman problem with five cities. The cities are called A, B, C, D, and E. A cycle is a sequence of cities that has the following properties: . The first and last city is the same. . Every other city appears exactly once in the sequence. Therefore, AECBDA is a cycle, while ABDEDCA and ABCED are not. Here is the mileage chart for the cities. A B C D E A 185 119 152 133 B 121 150 200 C 174 120 199 E (a) Complete the chart. (b) Start at city A and use the greedy algorithm to find a cycle. In this context, greedy algorithm means you pick the cheapest link at each step. The length of the cycle should be 773. (c) Start at city B and use the greedy algorithm to find a cycle (722). Explain why this gives a cycle starting at A. (Sketch a picture for Pete's sake!) (d) Repeat the previous question using city C, city D, and city E as starting points. (e) What is the shortest cycle you have found? (It should be 722.) (f) Is shortest cycle 722? If so, explain why. If not, find a shorter cycle

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