Bechtold Construction is in the process of installing power lines to a large housing development. Steve Bechtold wants to minimize the total length of wire used, which will minimize his costs. The...

Bechtold Construction is in the process of installing power lines to a large housing development. Steve Bechtold wants to minimize the total length of wire used, which will minimize his costs. The housing development is shown as a network. Each house has been numbered, and the distances between houses are given in hundreds of feet.
a. What is the required length of power line required?
b. What is the recommended route for the lines?


House 7 is currently being demolished and will be removed from the system.
c. With that change, what will be the requirement for power lines and what will the route be?




Bechtold Construction is in the process of installing power lines to a large housing development. Steve Bechtold wants to minimize the total length of wire used, which will minimize his costs. The housing development is shown as a network. Each house has been numbered, and the distances between houses are given in hundreds of feet. a. What is the required length of power line required? b. What is the recommended route for the lines? House 7 is currently being demolished and will be removed from the system. c. With that change, what will be the requirement for power lines and what will the route be?