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This document lists 27 practice problems related to graph theory. The problems cover topics such as: the number of graphs with a given number of vertices and edges; properties preserved under isomorphism; coloring properties related to maximum degree; properties of self-complementary graphs; existence of paths and cycles in graphs based on minimum degree; properties of complete bipartite graphs and the complete graph; decomposing graphs into paths or components; and identifying cut vertices and edges in specific graphs.

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Problem Sheet-1

This document lists 27 practice problems related to graph theory. The problems cover topics such as: the number of graphs with a given number of vertices and edges; properties preserved under isomorphism; coloring properties related to maximum degree; properties of self-complementary graphs; existence of paths and cycles in graphs based on minimum degree; properties of complete bipartite graphs and the complete graph; decomposing graphs into paths or components; and identifying cut vertices and edges in specific graphs.

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PRACTICE PROBLEMS-1

MA-528 (GRAPH THEORY)

(1) Find the number of graphs on n-vertices. How many of them contain exactly
m-edges?
(2) Let G and H be graphs. Show that if G ∼ = H, then χ(G) = χ(H).
(3) Show that if a graph G has maximum degree less than or equal to k, then it is
(k + 1)-colorable, i.e., χ(G) ≤ k + 1.
(4) Let G and H be graphs. If φ : G → H is an isomorphism, then show that for any
v ∈ V (G),
G[NG (v)] ∼
= H[NH (φ(v))].
(5) Show that Hypercube graph Qn are bipartite for all n ≥ 1.
(6) Let G and H be graphs. Show that G ∼ = H if and only if Ḡ ∼= H̄.
(7) A graph is called self-complementary if it is isomorphic to its complement. Prove
that there are no self-complementary graph of order 3, but there are such graphs
of order 4 and 5.
(8) How many edges does a self complementary graph of order n have ?
(9) Let n = 4k, k ≥ 1. Let V1 , V2 , V3 and V4 are disjoint sets of cardinality k and
V = V1 t V2 t V3 t V4 . Define a graph G on vertex set V and edge set E =
A1 ∪ A2 ∪ A3 ∪ A4 ∪ A5 , where

A1 = {xy : x 6= y, x, y ∈ V1 }
A2 = {xy : x 6= y, x, y ∈ V2 }
A3 = {xy : x ∈ V1 , y ∈ V3 }
A4 = {xy : x ∈ V3 , y ∈ V4 }
A5 = {xy : x ∈ V4 , y ∈ V2 }.

Show that G is self complementary.


(10) Let G be a graph of minimum degree d. Show that
(a) G has a path of length d
(b) G has a cycle of length d + 1 (d ≥ 2).
(11) Prove that if a graph has exactly two vertices of odd degree, then there is a path
from one of them to other.
(12) Determine which complete bipartite graphs are complete graphs.
(13) Prove or disprove: if every vertex of a graph has degree 2, then G is a cycle.
(14) Prove that a graph with more than six vertices of odd degree cannot be decomposed
into three paths.
(15) Exercise 1.1.22 (Douglas B. West, Introduction to graph theory).
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(16) Exercise 1.1.24 (Douglas B. West, Introduction to graph theory).
(17) Show that the Petersen graph has no cycle of length 7.
(18) Let G be graph with girth 4 in which every vertex has degree k. Prove that G
has at least 2k vertices. Determine all such graphs with exactly 2k vertices.
(19) Let G be graph with girth 5 in which every vertex has degree k. Prove that G
has at least k 2 + 1 vertices.
(20) Show that every graph with at least two vertices has two vertices of equal degree.
(21) How many 4-cycle are in Km,n ? (m, n ≥ 2).
(22) The boolean lattice BLn (n ≥ 1) is the graph whose vertex set is the set of
all subsets of [n], where two subsets X and Y are adjacent if their symmetric
difference has precisely one element.
(a) Draw BL1 , BL2 , BL3 and BL4 .
(b) Determine V (BLn ) and E(BLn ).
(c) Show that BLn is bipartite for all n ≥ 1.
(23) Show that the hypercube graph Qn and boolean graph BLn are isomorphic.
(24) Every graph with n vertices and k-edges at least (n − k)-components.
(25) Find out all cut vertices and cut edges of the following graphs.

(26) Determine whether the graph below decomposes into copies of P4 .

(27) Let G be graph. Show that either G is connected or Ḡ is connected.

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