12.1 - Understanding Intractability
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Practice Questions
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What does intractability refer to?
💡 Hint: Think about computational complexity.
Define a checking algorithm.
💡 Hint: Consider how you would verify homework answers.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is an example of an intractable problem?
💡 Hint: Think about problems that involve exponential complexity.
True or False: A checking algorithm can find a solution to a given problem.
💡 Hint: Remember the roles of checking versus generating.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a graph, devise a method to determine if it contains an independent set of size K.
💡 Hint: Remember the definition of independence in sets.
How would you approach the Traveling Salesman Problem using bounding techniques?
💡 Hint: Think about narrowing down the possibilities through incremental checking.
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