Which algorithm can be used to detect cycles in a directed graph?

Practice Questions

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Which algorithm can be used to detect cycles in a directed graph?
  1. BFS
  2. DFS
  3. Dijkstra's Algorithm
  4. Prim's Algorithm

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which algorithm can be used to detect cycles in a directed graph?
  • Step 1: Start with a directed graph that you want to check for cycles.
  • Step 2: Use Depth-First Search (DFS) to explore the graph.
  • Step 3: Keep track of nodes that you have visited to avoid revisiting them.
  • Step 4: Maintain a recursion stack to keep track of the nodes in the current path of the DFS.
  • Step 5: As you visit each node, mark it as visited and add it to the recursion stack.
  • Step 6: For each adjacent node of the current node, check if it is already in the recursion stack.
  • Step 7: If you find an adjacent node that is already in the recursion stack, a cycle exists.
  • Step 8: If you finish exploring all nodes without finding a cycle, then the graph is acyclic.
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