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Let G be an undirected graph, and let T be the spanning tree genereted by a depth-first search of G. Prove that an edge of G that has no corresponding edge in T cannot join nodes in differect branches of the tree, but must necessarily join some node v to one of its ancestors in T.

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Depth-First Search ( DFS ), Undirected Graph, Spanning Tree, Joining Nodes and Ancestors are investigated.

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When we use a depth-first search (DFS) to build a spanning tree T of G, each edge e of G is divided into two groups. If e is in T, it is ...

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