The University of Sydney

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Solutions to Quiz 2
MATH2069/2969: Discrete Mathematics and Graph Theory

Semester 1, 2013

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This quiz lasts 30 minutes. There are a total of 25 marks.

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1. Complete the following definitions and formulations of theorems.

(a) The complement of a graph G = (V, E) is the graph G = (V, E) where E is

the complement of E in the set of 2-element subsets of V .

(b) An Eulerian circuit in a connected graph G is a walk in G which

uses every edge exactly once and returns to its starting point.

(c) Let G be a connected graph with n ! 3 vertices. Ores Theorem states that
G is Hamiltonian if
every non-adjacent pair of vertices v, w satisfies deg(v) + deg(w) ! n.

(d) The distance d(v, w) between two vertices v and w in a connected weighted
graph is
the minimum weight of a walk from v to w.

(e) Let G be a graph with n vertices and s connected components. By a theorem

from lectures, G is a forest, if and only if
the number of edges is n s.

(5 marks)

2. This question concerns graphs with ten vertices.

(a) The number of graphs with the vertex set
245

V = {1, 2, . . . , 10} is
(b) The number of graphs with the vertex set

!45"

V = {1, 2, . . . , 10} and with exactly 15 edges is

15

(c) The number of trees with the vertex set

108

V = {1, 2, . . . , 10} is
(d) The number of isomorphism classes of graphs
with two edges is

(e) The maximum number of edges in graphs

with five connected components is

15
(5 marks)

3. For each of the following sequences, say whether it is graphic or not graphic.
(a) (3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 7)

not graphic

(b) (3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5)

not graphic

(c) (2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4)

graphic

(d) (1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 5, 5)

not graphic
(4 marks)

4. Consider the following graph G.

a

d
g

(a) The number of 3-cycles in G is

(b) The number of bridges in G is

(c) The number of walks of length 3 in G from a to d is

(d) Does G have an Eulerian trail?

yes

(e) Is G Hamiltonian?

no

(f) The number of spanning trees of G is

9
(6 marks)

5. Consider the following weighted graph.

c

b
9

d
9

(a) The weight of a solution of the Chinese Postman Problem is

64

(b) The weight of a solution of the Travelling Salesman Problem is

35

(c) The weight of a minimal spanning tree is

19
(3 marks)

6. The Pr
ufer sequence of a tree with the vertices {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} is (2, 5, 2, 5, 2).
Then the degree sequence of the tree is

(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 4)
(1 mark)

7. Draw the tree whose Pr

ufer sequence is (6, 4, 1, 4).

4
6

5
3
(1 mark)

END OF QUIZ.