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A traveling salesman needs to make sales calls on 11 cities in the United States. The salesmans home base is Chicago. Complete the following: a)

A traveling salesman needs to make sales calls on 11 cities in the United States. The salesmans home base is Chicago. Complete the following:

a) Use the Greedy Algorithm to determine a possible route that begins and ends in Chicago that ensures the salesman visits each city and minimizes the miles traveled. List out each step and the miles also state the total miles traveled to complete the circuit.

b) Make a weighted graph showing the route determined using the Greedy Algorithm.

Atlanta

Boston

Chicago

Cleveland

Dallas

Denver

Houston

Kansas City

Las Vegas

Los Angeles

Miami

Atlanta

1075

715

730

830

745

800

820

1980

2185

665

Boston

1075

980

645

1870

2010

1965

1445

2750

3130

1550

Chicago

715

980

345

940

1020

1075

505

1780

2190

1390

Cleveland

730

645

345

1225

1375

1360

800

2090

2490

1365

Dallas

830

2010

940

1225

800

245

505

1230

1435

1395

Denver

745

2010

1020

1375

800

1040

605

760

1020

2130

Houston

800

1965

1075

1360

245

1040

750

1470

1565

1330

Kansas City

820

1445

505

800

505

605

750

1370

1635

1485

Las Vegas

1980

2750

1780

2090

1230

760

1470

1370

270

2570

Los Angeles

2185

3130

2190

2490

1435

1020

1565

1635

270

2885

Miami

665

1550

1390

1365

1395

2130

1330

1485

2570

2885

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