Minimum Travel Cost Problem
You are given a country called 'Ninjaland' with 'N' states, numbered from 1 to 'N'. These states are connected by 'M' bidirectional roads, each with a specified travel cost. The aim is to select exactly 'N' - 1 roads so that a tourist bus can travel to every state at least once, minimizing the total travel cost.
Example:
Input:
Consider a country with 4 states (1 to 4) and 5 bidirectional roads:
1 --- 2, cost = 8
2 --- 3, cost = 6
3 --- 4, cost = 5
1 --- 4, cost = 2
1 --- 3, cost = 4
Output:
The optimal roads can be selected as follows:
1 --- 4, cost = 2
1 --- 3, cost = 4
2 --- 3, cost = 6
Total minimum travel cost = 12.
Constraints:
1 ≤ 'T' ≤ 10
(Number of test cases)1 ≤ 'N' ≤ 1000
(Number of states)'N' - 1 ≤ 'M' ≤ 2000
(Number of roads)1 ≤ 'C' ≤ 106
(Cost of roads)- Time limit: 1 sec
Input:
The first line contains an integer 'T'.
Each test case consists of:
- An integer 'N' and 'M'.
- 'M' lines, each containing three integers 'A', 'B', and 'C'.
Output:
For each test case, print 'N' - 1 lines, each containing three integers 'A', 'B', and 'C' indicating the chosen roads with their costs.
Note:
You do not need to manually print anything as it is handled by the system. Just implement the function to find the minimum cost selection of roads.
The task is to select 'N' - 1 roads in a country with 'N' states, such that the tourist bus can travel to every state at least once at minimum cost.
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