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Devise a branch-and-bound algorithm for the SET COVER problem. This entails deciding:(a) W...

Devise a branch-and-bound algorithm for the SET COVER problem. This entails deciding:

(a) What is a subproblem?


(b) How do you choose a subproblem to expand?


(c) How do you expand a subproblem?


(d) What is an appropriate lowerbound?

Do you think that your choices above will work well on typical instances of the problem? Why?

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