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LCA in a DAG.Given a DAG and two vertices v and w, develop an algorithm to find a lowest c...

LCA in a DAG.Given a DAG and two vertices v and w, develop an algorithm to find a lowest common ancestor(LCA) of v and w. In a tree, the LCA of v and w is the (unique) vertex farthest from the root that is an ancestor of both v and w. In a DAG, an LCA of v and w is an ancestor of v and w that has no descendants that are also ancestors of v and w. Computing an LCA is useful in multiple inheritance in programming languages, analysis of genealogical data (find degree of inbreeding in a pedigree graph), and other applications. Hint: Define the height of a vertex v in a DAG to be the length of the longest direct path from a source (vertex with indegree 0) to v. Among vertices that are ancestors of both v and w, the one with the greatest height is an LCA of v and w.

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