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Activities 16.7 Activities

Activity 16.2.

(a)

Draw two different simple graphs with \(5 \) vertices in which every pair of vertices has a single path between them.

(c)

Would it be possible to add an edge to either of the examples that you drew in TaskΒ a without creating a cycle?

Activity 16.3.

Suppose that \(G \) is a connected graph that consists entirely of a proper cycle.
A graph that consists entirely of a proper cycle.
Let \(G' \) represent the subgraph of \(G \) that results by removing a single edge. Argue that \(G' \) remains connected.

Activity 16.4.

Suppose that \(H \) is a connected graph that contains a proper cycle. Let \(H' \) represent the subgraph of \(H \) that results by removing a single edge from \(H \text{,}\) where the edge removed is part of the proper cycle that \(H \)contains. Argue that \(H' \) remains connected.
Notes.
  • Your argument here needs to be (slightly) different from your argument in ActivityΒ 16.3.
  • Make sure you are using the technical definition of connected graph in your argument. What are you assuming about \(H \text{,}\) and what do you need to verify about \(H' \text{?}\)