Prim's Algorithm (Edexcel A-Level Further Mathematics): Quizzes
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What is the primary purpose of Prim's algorithm?
What is the primary purpose of Prim's algorithm?
Find minimum spanning tree
How does Prim's algorithm grow the MST at each step?
How does Prim's algorithm grow the MST at each step?
Adds smallest connecting edge to MST
When is Prim's algorithm particularly useful?
When is Prim's algorithm particularly useful?
When graph is represented as a matrix
When does Prim's algorithm terminate?
When does Prim's algorithm terminate?
When all vertices are included in MST
In the weight matrix, what does represent?
In the weight matrix, what does represent?
No edge exists between and
What is the time complexity of Prim's algorithm using matrix representation?
What is the time complexity of Prim's algorithm using matrix representation?
What is the space complexity for storing the weight matrix in Prim's algorithm?
What is the space complexity for storing the weight matrix in Prim's algorithm?
How many edges does a spanning tree have for vertices?
How many edges does a spanning tree have for vertices?
edges
What should diagonal entries in the weight matrix be?
What should diagonal entries in the weight matrix be?
or
In the worked example with vertices , , , , what is the total weight of the MST?
In the worked example with vertices , , , , what is the total weight of the MST?
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