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Edge which connects a vertex to an ancestor in the DFS tree is termed asa)Forward edgesb)None of the mentionedc)Cross edgesd)Back edges

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Edge which connects a vertex to an ancestor in the DFS tree is termed asa)Forward edgesb)None of the mentionedc)Cross edgesd)Back edges

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The edge which connects a vertex to an ancestor in the DFS (Depth-First Search) tree is termed as d) Back edges.

Here's a step-by-step explanation:

  1. In a Depth-First Search (DFS) tree, we start from a root node and explore as far as possible along each branch before backtracking.

  2. An ancestor in a DFS tree is a node that is visited before its descendants.

  3. A back edge is an edge that is joining a node to itself (self-loop) or one of its ancestors in the tree produced by DFS.

Therefore, the edge which connects a vertex to an ancestor in the DFS tree is termed as a back edge.

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