Mat206 Graph Theory, May 2024
Mat206 Graph Theory, May 2024
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Course Code: MAT206
Course Name: GRAPH TIIEORY
Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PART A
(Answer all questions; each question carries'3 morhs) Marks
l Define a regular graph. Draw a regular graph with 4 vertices which is not complete. 3
5 What is a relation matrix? Find the relation matrix of the relation "is greater than" 3
PABT B
(Answer onefull questionfrom each module, each question carries 14 marks)
Module -1
I I a) Define isomorphism of two graphs. Check whether the given graphs are 7
isomorphic or not.
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b) Prove that the maximum number of edges in a simple graph with n vertices is
n(n-1)
2
12 a) If a graph has exactly two vertices of odd degree, prove that there must be a path
joining these two vertices.
b) Prove that a simple graph with n vertices and k components can have at most
.r"-gFgag edges.
Module -2
13 a) Define Euler graph and Hamiltonian circuit of a graph. Whether the given graph
has a Hamiltonian circuit? Is the graph Eulerian? Justiff your answer.
b) What is a connected graph? What are the two types of connectedness in digraphs?
Give examples.
t4 a) State and prove a necessary and sufficient condition for a given connected graph
to be Eulerian.
b) Define simple, symmetric and asymmetric digraphs and give examples for each.
Module -3
15 a) Prove that a graph G is a tree if and only if there is one and only one path between
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16 a) Prove that every tree has either one or fwo centers.
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b) Use Prim's algorithm to find the minimal spanning tree ofthe following graph.
Module -4
17 a) Prove that every circuit has an even number of edges in common with any cut-set. 7
b) Prove that the veftex connectivity of any graph G can never exceed the edge 7
connectivity.
l9 a) Prove that a connected planar graph with n vertices and e edges has e - n*2
regions.
Module -5
l9 a) Define incidence matrix ofa graph. Write the incidence matrix of following graph.
b) Prove that if A(G) is the incidence matrix of a connected graph G with n vertices,
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b) Prove that a covering g ofa graph is minimal if and only if g contains no paths of
length three or more.
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