elementary theorem in graph theory
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Prove the following theorem:
For any graph G, either G or its complement is connected.
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Theorem
For any graph G, either G or its complement is connected.
Proof
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There are two cases - either G is connected or it is disconnected. If G itself is connected, there is nothing more to prove. Suppose G is disconnected. Then G has at least two components. Let u and v be any two vertices in G. Then, either they are in the same component or they are in different components. If they are in different components, then they are adjacent in the complement. If they are in the same component, then they are both non-adjacent to any vertex of another component, and hence are adjacent to this vertex in the complement. Thus, there is a path between u and v in the complement of G. In both cases, u and v have a path joining ...
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