diff --git a/archive/c/c-plus-plus/minimum-spanning-tree.cpp b/archive/c/c-plus-plus/minimum-spanning-tree.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+struct Edge {
+    int src, dest, weight;
+};
+
+int find(vector<int>& parent, int i) {
+    if (parent[i] != i)
+        parent[i] = find(parent, parent[i]);
+    return parent[i];
+}
+
+void unionp(vector<int>& parent, vector<int>& rank, int x, int y) {
+    int xroot = find(parent, x);
+    int yroot = find(parent, y);
+    
+    if (rank[xroot] < rank[yroot])
+        parent[xroot] = yroot;
+    else if (rank[xroot] > rank[yroot])
+        parent[yroot] = xroot;
+    else {
+        parent[yroot] = xroot;
+        rank[xroot]++;
+    }
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    if (argc < 2) {
+        cout << "Usage: please provide a comma-separated list of integers";
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
+    string input = argv[1];
+    if (input.empty()) {
+        cout << "Usage: please provide a comma-separated list of integers";
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
+    vector<int> values;
+    istringstream iss(input);
+    string token;
+    while (getline(iss, token, ',')) {
+        // Trim spaces from token.
+        size_t start = token.find_first_not_of(" \t");
+        size_t end = token.find_last_not_of(" \t");
+        if (start == string::npos) token = "";
+        else token = token.substr(start, end - start + 1);
+        
+        try {
+            int num = stoi(token);
+            values.push_back(num);
+        } catch (...) {
+            cout << "Usage: please provide a comma-separated list of integers";
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    int n = values.size();
+    int side = static_cast<int>(sqrt(n));
+    if (side * side != n) {
+        cout << "Usage: please provide a comma-separated list of integers";
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
+    vector<vector<int>> matrix(side, vector<int>(side, 0));
+    int index = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < side; i++) {
+        for (int j = 0; j < side; j++) {
+            matrix[i][j] = values[index++];
+        }
+    }
+
+    vector<Edge> edges;
+    int V = side; 
+    for (int i = 0; i < V; i++) {
+        for (int j = i + 1; j < V; j++) {
+            int weight = matrix[i][j];
+            if (weight != 0) {
+                edges.push_back({i, j, weight});
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    vector<int> parent(V), rank(V, 0);
+    for (int i = 0; i < V; i++) {
+        parent[i] = i;
+    }
+    
+    sort(edges.begin(), edges.end(), [](const Edge &a, const Edge &b) {
+        return a.weight < b.weight;
+    });
+    
+    int totalCost = 0;
+    int countEdges = 0;
+    
+    for (auto &e : edges) {
+        int setU = find(parent, e.src);
+        int setV = find(parent, e.dest);
+        
+        if (setU != setV) {
+            totalCost += e.weight;
+            unionp(parent, rank, setU, setV);
+            countEdges++;
+        }
+        if (countEdges == V - 1)
+            break;
+    }
+    
+    cout << totalCost;
+    return 0;
+}