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18 March, 01:17

Prove that if a graph with n vertices has chromatic number n, then the graph has

n (n-1) edges.

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  1. 18 March, 01:47
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    We are given a graph with n vertices whose chromatic number is n.

    That implies we need at least n colors to color the graph, such that no two adjacent vertices will get the same color.

    As the chromatic number is n, all vertices will get a distinct color in a valid coloring.

    Now we can conclude that there is an edge between every pair of vertices,

    otherwise, we can assign the same color to two non-adjacent vertices, and we could have a valid coloring with some k colors, for k
    So the chromatic number would be k.

    But as it's n, there is an edge between every pair of vertices, and it's a complete graph, so the total number of edges=n (n-1).
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