ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Vertex cover

Okay kiddo, let me explain vertex cover to you.

Imagine you have a bunch of dots or points on a piece of paper, they are called vertices. Now, you want to cover or connect each of these points with lines, but you don't want to use too many lines.

In other words, you want to connect all of these points, but you want to do it with the smallest number of lines possible. This is where vertex cover comes in.

Vertex cover is a way to find the smallest number of points, or vertices, that can be connected with lines to cover all of the other points.

Think of it like a game of connect the dots, but you want to use as few lines as possible, and you need to use certain dots or points to make sure everything is connected.

So, to sum it up, vertex cover is a way to connect all the dots using the smallest number of points possible. It's like a puzzle, but with math!