#include<iostream> #include<cstdio> using namespace std; const int maxn = 110; const int INF = 0x3f3f3f3f; int mp[maxn][maxn]; int lowcost[maxn]; bool vis[maxn]; void Prim(int n, int u0, int mp[maxn][maxn]){ vis[u0] = true; for(int i = 1; i <= n; i++){ if(i != u0){ lowcost[i] = mp[u0][i]; vis[i] = false; } else lowcost[i] = 0; } for(int i = 1; i <= n; i++){ int minn = INF,u = u0; for(int j = 1; j <= n; j++){ if(!vis[j] && lowcost[j] < minn){ minn = lowcost[j]; u = j; } } if(u == u0) break; vis[u] = true; for(int j = 1; j <= n; j++){ if(!vis[j] && lowcost[j] > mp[u][j]) lowcost[j] = mp[u][j]; } } } int main(){ int N; while(cin>>N){ if(N==0) break; int M = (N*(N-1))/2; for(int i = 1; i <= N; i++){ for(int j = 1; j <= N; j++){ mp[i][j] = INF; } } int a,b,c; for(int i = 1; i <= M; i++){ cin>>a>>b>>c; if(c < mp[a][b]){ mp[a][b] = mp[b][a] = c; } } Prim(N,1,mp); int sum = 0; for(int i = 1; i <= N; i++){ sum += lowcost[i]; } cout<<sum<<endl; } return 0; }