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The route inspection problem

1 subtopic≈ 45 min in total
  1. Route inspection and TSP

    To travel every edge and return, you must repeat edges between odd vertices. Pair the odd vertices to minimise the extra distance; route length == total weight ++ that extra. For visiting every vertex (TSP), bound the answer: nearest neighbour gives an upper bound; deleted vertex (MST of the rest ++ two cheapest edges) gives a lower bound.

    ≈ 45 min
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