Travelling salesperson problem

There are 3 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Travelling salesperson problem
Only connect
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Only connect

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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The graph represents a salesman’s area of activity with the shops that the salesman must visit each day. What route around the shops has the minimum total distance?
Travelling Salesman
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Travelling salesman

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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A Hamiltonian circuit is a continuous path in a graph that passes through each of the vertices exactly once and returns to the start. How many Hamiltonian circuits can you find in these graphs?
The Olympic Torch Tour
problem

The Olympic torch tour

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Imagine you had to plan the tour for the Olympic Torch. Is there an efficient way of choosing the shortest possible route?