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a. Assuming that each tour can be generated in constant time, what will be the efficienc...

a. Assuming that each tour can be generated in constant time, what will be the efficiency class of the exhaustive-search algorithm outlined in the text for the traveling salesman problem?

b. If this algorithm is programmed on a computer that makes ten billion additions per second, estimate the maximum number of cities for which the problem can be solved in

i. 1 hour.             ii. 24 hours.             iii. 1 year.             iv. 1 century.

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Solutions For Problems in Chapter 3.4