Q49

Consider a graph $G = (V,E)$, where $V = \{v_1,v_2, \dots ,v_{100}\}$, $E = \{(v_i,v_j) \mid 1\leq i < j \leq 100\}$, and weight of the edge $(v_i,v_j)$ is $\mid i – j \mid$. The weight of minimum spanning tree of $G$ is _________