Solved Problem

Solved Problem M2-1

Lindsey Cortizan would like to travel from the university to her hometown over the holiday season. A road map from the university (node 1) to her home (node 7) is shown in Figure M2.9. What is the best route that will minimize total distance traveled?

A graph with 7 nodes and 9 edges illustrate the road map for Lindsey Cortizan.

Figure M2.9 Road Map for Lindsey Cortizan

Solution

The solution to this problem is identical to the one presented earlier in the chapter. First, the problem is broken into three stages. See the network in Figure M2.10. Working backward, we start by solving stage 3. The closest and only distance from node 6 to 7 is 13, and the ...

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