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Graph TheorySuperchallengeEulerian and Hamiltonian Graphs

Eulerian and Hamiltonian Graphs · Superchallenge problem

The Möbius ladder M6M_6 has 1212 vertices on a 1212-cycle: 0,1,…,110,1,\ldots,11 where ii connects to i+1(mod12)i+1 \pmod{12}. Additionally, it has six rungs ii to i+6(mod12)i+6 \pmod{12} for i=0,…,5i=0,\ldots,5. A delivery truck must traverse every road at least once, starting and ending at the same depot. What is the minimum total number of roads (counting multiplicity) the truck must travel?