Write short notes on the following: (i) Approximation algorithms. (ii)

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Write short notes on the following:
(i) Approximation algorithms.
(ii) Why are they important in the context of NP-hard optimization problems?
(iii) Describe how approximation algorithms can be applied to the Vertex Cover problem.

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