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Hamiltonian path directed acyclic graph polynomial time

A. NP-complete
B. Pseudo-polynomial
C. Polynomial-time solvable
D. Exponential time

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A Hamiltonian path in a directed acyclic graph is a path that visits every vertex exactly once. Determining if a directed acyclic graph has a Hamiltonian path is a polynomial-time solvable problem.

Step-by-step explanation:

A Hamiltonian path in a directed acyclic graph is a path that visits every vertex exactly once. Determining if a directed acyclic graph has a Hamiltonian path is a polynomial-time solvable problem.

To determine if a directed acyclic graph has a Hamiltonian path, we can use a topological sort algorithm. First, we perform a topological sort on the graph to obtain a topological ordering of the vertices. Then, we check if there is an edge between adjacent vertices in the topological ordering. If there is, it means there is a Hamiltonian path in the graph.

Since the time complexity of the topological sort algorithm is O(V + E), where V is the number of vertices and E is the number of edges, we can solve the Hamiltonian path problem for directed acyclic graphs in polynomial time. Therefore, the correct option is C. Polynomial-time solvable.

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