Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073383090
ISBN 13: 978-0-07338-309-5

Chapter 11 - Section 11.4 - Spanning Trees - Exercises - Page 796: 37

Answer

Devising an algorithm based on breadth-first search for finding the connected components of a graph.

Work Step by Step

--Add an instruction to the BFS algorithm to mark each vertex as it is encountered. -When BFS terminates we have found (all the vertices of) one component of the graph. - Repeat, starting at an unmarked vertex, and continue in this way until all vertices have been marked.
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.