Hon Discrete CHAPTER 7 Practice Multiple Choice: SOLUTIONS

1) Which of the four graphs pictured below are trees?

Graph #1 / Graph #2 / Graph #3 / Graph #4

A) Graph 2B) Graph 2 and 4C) Graph 2 and 3

D) Graph 2, 3, and 4E) None of the Above

2) Which of the four graphs pictured below are not trees?

Graph #1 / Graph #2 / Graph #3 / Graph #4

A) Graph 3B) Graph 2 and 4C) Graph 2 and 3

D) Graph 1 and 3E) None of the Above

3) The number of vertices in a tree with 12 edges is

A) 10B) 11C) 12D) 13E) None of the above

4) Assume graph G has no loops or multiple edges. Which of the following graphs are definitely trees?

A) G has 9 vertices and 8 bridges.B) G has 11 vertices and 9 edges

C) G has 7 vertices and no circuits.D) All of the above graphs are trees.

E) None of the above graphs are trees.

5) The number of edges in a tree with 32 vertices is

A) 30B) 31C) 32D) 33E) None of the above

6) Suppose a graph has 15 vertices and 14 edges. Then

A) Graph must be a tree.

B) Graph is either a tree or it is not connected.

C) G cannot have any circuits.

D) G cannot have more than one path joining any two vertices.

E) None of the above.

7) How many spanning trees does the graph in Figure #1 have?

A) 3

B) 4

C) 5

D) 8

E) None

8) How many spanning trees does the graph in Figure #2 have?

A) 10

B) 15

C) 23

D) 24

E) None

9) How many spanning trees does the graph in Figure #3 have?

A) 11

B) 55

C) 59

D) 60

E) None

10) How many spanning trees does the graph in Figure #4 have?

A) 19

B) 20

C) 392

D) 419

E) 420

For #11 and 12, use Figure #5.

______11) Using Kruskal’s algorithm, which edge should you choose second?

A) AEB) AB

C) BDD) DE

E) None of the above

______12) Using Kruskal’s algorithm, which edge should you choose fourth?

A) ABB) BC

C) BDD) DE

E) None of the above

HONORS DISCRETE CHAPTER 7 REVIEW - SOLUTIONS

1)Identify if each graph is a tree or is not a tree.

  • If possible, find a spanning tree in the network.
  • Calculate the redundancy of each graph

2)How many possible spanning trees exist in the network?

4) Determine if the follow descriptions of a graph are (1) ALWAYS A TREE, (2) NEVER A TREE, or (3) SOMETIMES A TREE.

#1: 9 vertices and 8 edges.

SOMETIMES

#2: 5 bridges and 6 vertices.

ALWAYS

#3: 18 edges and 17 vertices.

NEVER

#4:7 vertices and no circuits

SOMETIMES

#5:14 vertices and 12 bridges.

NEVER

#6: Only one path exists between any two vertices in the graph.

ALWAYS

#7: Connected graph with Redundancy = 0

ALWAYS

#8: 5 edges and 5 vertices.

NEVER

5) Find the minimum spanning tree using Kruskal’s algorithm and provide the overall weight of the MST.