Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2026 examination

GTU 3171611 Graph Theory and Combinatorics Summer 2026 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · IT Engineering · Semester 7 · Subject code 3171611
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Total
70 marks
To pass
23 marks (33%)
Duration
2.5 Hours 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Questions
5 with internal choice
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Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Define isolated vertex, pendant vertex and a null graph.
(b)
4 marks

Define isomorphism. Determine whether the following pair of graphs are isomorphic.

(c)
7 marks

Define Hamilton cycle. How many edge disjoint Hamilton cycles exist in the complete graph with seven vertices? Also draw the graph to show these Hamilton cycles.

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks

Draw the two simplest non-planar graphs and also mention their properties.

(b)
4 marks

Prove the statement, ”Every circuit has an even number of edges in common with any cut-set”.

(c)
7 marks
For a Eulerian graph G, prove the following properties.
i)The degree of each vertex of G is even.
ii)G is an edge-disjoint union of cycles.
(c)
7 marks

Define prefix code. Obtain an optimal prefix code for the message ROAD IS GOOD. Indicate the code.

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
How can a binary search tree be used to sort a list of elements?
(b)
4 marks

From seven consonants and five vowels how many sets consisting of four different consonants and three different vowels can be formed.

(c)
7 marks
State and Prove max-flow and min-cut Theorem.
(a)
3 marks

Define edge vertex connectivity and edge connectivity. Give the relation between them.

(b)
4 marks

In how many ways a team of 11 be chosen from 20 students of a class so that 2 particular students are always included and 5 are always excluded? [P.T.O.]

(c)
7 marks

Write Kruskal’s algorithm for finding minimum spanning tree. Find the minimum spanning tree for the weighted graph shown below using Kruskal’s algorithm.

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain Inclusion – Exclusion Principle.
(b)
4 marks
What is Rook Polynomial? Explain expansion formula of it.
(c)
7 marks

Apply Dijkstra’s algorithm to the digraph shown in figure and determine the shortest distance from vertex a to each of the other vertices in the graph.

GTU Graph Theory and Combinatorics (3171611) Summer 2026 Question 4(c) Diagram
(a)
3 marks
Describe Binomial Theorem.
(b)
4 marks

Find the number of solutions to x1+ x 2+ x 3+ x 4=20,where x1 ≥ -5, x2 ≥ 3, x3 ≥ 0, x 4 ≥ 1.

(c)
7 marks
Explain Catalan numbers with suitable examples.

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Define de Bruijn graph.
(b)
4 marks
Explain the Exponential Generating Function.
(c)
7 marks
Solve the recurrence relation : an+4an-1+4an-2=8 for n≥2 and a0=1,a1=2.
(a)
3 marks
Define Derangements.
(b)
4 marks

The number of bacteria in a culture is 1000(approximately)and this number increases 250%every two hours. Use a recurrence relation to determine the number of bacteria present after one day.

(c)
7 marks
Solve the recurrence relation : an=3an−1−3an−2 n≥3,a0=a1=1,a2=2

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