Let G be a directed graph whose vertex set is the set of numbers from 1 to 50. There is an edge from a vertex i to a vertex j if and only if either j = i + 1 or j = 3i. Calculate the minimum number of edges in a path in G from vertex 1 to vertex 50.

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1.	Let G be a directed graph whose vertex set is the set of numbers from 1 to 50. There is an edge from a vertex i to a vertex j if and only if either j = i + 1 or j = 3i. Calculate the minimum number of edges in a path in G from vertex 1 to vertex 50.
A.	98
B.	13
C.	6
D.	34
Answer» D. 34