# Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) ## What is the Traveling Salesman Problem? Imagine you're a delivery person who needs to visit several houses in your neighborhood and then return home. You want to find the **shortest possible route** that visits every house exactly once and brings you back to where you started. That's exactly what the Traveling Salesman Problem is about! ### Real-World Example Let's say you need to deliver pizza to 4 houses: - Your home: (0, 0) - House A: (1, 0) - House B: (1, 1) - House C: (0, 1) ``` C ---- B | | | | Home - A ``` You could go in many different orders: - Home → A → B → C → Home - Home → A → C → B → Home - Home → B → A → C → Home - ... and many more! But which path is the shortest? That's what our algorithm finds out! ## How Our Algorithm Works 🔍 Our solution uses a "brute force" approach, which means: **"Let's try EVERY possible path and pick the shortest one!"** It's like trying on every shirt in your closet to find the one that fits best - not the fastest way, but it guarantees you'll find the perfect answer!