Shortest Path


Question 1
Let G=(V,E) be an undirected unweighted connected graph. The diameter of G is defined as:
diam(G)=\displaystyle \max_{u,v \in V} \{ \text{the length of shortest path between }u \text{ and }v \}

Let M be the adjacency matrix of G.
Define graph G_2 on the same set of vertices with adjacency matrix N, where

N_{ij}=\left\{\begin{array} {lcl} 1 &\text{if}\; M_{ij}>0 \text{ or } P_{ij}>0, \text{ where }P=M^2\\0 &\text{otherwise} \end{array}\right.

Which one of the following statements is true?
A
diam(G_2)\leq \left \lceil diam(G)/2 \right \rceil
B
\left \lceil diam(G)/2 \right \rceil \lt diam(G_2) \lt diam(G)
C
diam(G_2) =diam(G)
D
diam(G) \lt diam(G_2) \leq 2 \; diam(G)
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Question 2
Let G=(V,E) be a directed, weighed graph with weight function w:E\rightarrow \mathbb{R}. For some function f:V\rightarrow \mathbb{R}, for each edge (u,v) \in E, define w'(u,v) as w(u,v)+f(u)-f(v).

Which one of the options completes the following sentence so that it is TRUE?

"The shortest paths in G under w are shortest paths under w' too,_________".
A
for every f:V\rightarrow \mathbb{R}
B
if and only if \forall u \in V,f(u) is positive
C
if and only if \forall u \in V,f(u) is negative
D
if and only if f(u) is the distance from s to u in the graph obtained by adding a new vertex s to G and edges of zero weight from s to every verex of G
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Question 3
Let G = (V, E) be any connected undirected edge-weighted graph. The weights of the edges in E are positive and distinct. Consider the following statements:

(I) Minimum spanning tree of G is always unique.
(II) Shortest path between any two vertices of G is always unique.

Which of the above statements is/are necessarily true?
A
(I) only
B
(II) only
C
Both (I) and (II)
D
Neither (I) nor (II)
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Question 4
Consider the weighted undirected graph with 4 vertices,where the weigh to edge {i, j} is given by the entry Wij in the matrix W.
W=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 2&8 & 5\\ 2& 0& 5 &8 \\ 8 & 5 & 0& x\\ 5&8 & x&0 \end{bmatrix}
The largest possible integer value of x, for which at least one shortest path between some pair of vertices will contain the edge with weight x is ____.
A
8
B
10
C
12
D
13
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Question 5
Let G be a weighted connected undirected graph with distinct positive edge weights. If every edge weight is increasedby the same value ,then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
P: Minimum spanning tree of G does not change
Q: Shortest path between any pair of vertices does not change
A
P only
B
Q only
C
Neither P nor Q
D
Both P and Q
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There are 5 questions to complete.

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