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Graph Algorithms · Superchallenge problem

A network has 99 nodes numbered 11–99 with connections 12,23,34,45,16,67,75,28,89,9412, 23, 34, 45, 16, 67, 75, 28, 89, 94. Consider every pair of distinct nodes and its shortest-path distance (in hops). Among all (92)=36\binom{9}{2}=36 pairs, how many achieve the LARGEST such distance (the network's diameter)?