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Date November 2011 Marks available 2 Reference code 11N.3dm.hl.TZ0.1
Level HL only Paper Paper 3 Discrete mathematics Time zone TZ0
Command term Draw Question number 1 Adapted from N/A

Question

The vertices of a graph L are A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. The weights of the edges in L are given in the following table.

 

 

Draw the graph L.

Markscheme

    A2

Note: Award A1 if one line missing or one line misplaced. Weights are not required.

 

[2 marks]

Examiners report

Most candidates were able to draw the graph as required in (a) and most made a meaningful start to applying Prim’s algorithm in (b). Candidates were not always clear about the order in which the edges were to be added.

Syllabus sections

Topic 10 - Option: Discrete mathematics » 10.7 » Simple graphs; connected graphs; complete graphs; bipartite graphs; planar graphs; trees; weighted graphs, including tabular representation.
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