Quick questions on Minimum spanning trees and connector problems in WACE Mathematics Applications Unit 4

Q: What is wrong edge count?

An MST of n vertices has exactly n - 1 edges. Too many means a cycle slipped in.

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What is wrong edge count?

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An MST of

n

vertices has exactly

n - 1

edges. Too many means a cycle slipped in.

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