Given a graph G = (V(G), E(G)), consider the following strategy for finding a minimum vertex cover
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Given a graph G = (V(G), E(G)), consider the following strategy for finding a minimum vertex cover in a graph.
Step 0: Start with S =∅.
Step 1: Find a vertex v of maximum degree (one that has the greatest number of incident edges). Add this vertex to S.
Step 2: Delete v and all its incident edges from G. If G is now edgeless, stop. Otherwise, repeat Steps 1 and 2. Either show that this strategy always finds a minimum vertex cover for G or find a graph for which it fails to do so.
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A First Course In Mathematical Modeling
ISBN: 9781285050904
5th Edition
Authors: Frank R. Giordano, William P. Fox, Steven B. Horton
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