Q87.Marks: +2.0UGC NET Paper 2: Computer Sc 23rd August 2024 Shift 1
A graph G with number of vertices greater and equal than three i.e. (n ≥ 3) is a Hamiltonian graph, if the degree of each vertex is greater and equal to...
1.Equal to number of vertices
2.Double of number of vertices
3.Half of number of vertices✓ Correct
4.Four times of number of vertices
Solution
The correct answer is Half of number of vertices
Key Points
In graph theory, a graph G with n vertices (where \(n \geq 3\) ) is known to be Hamiltonian if it contains a Hamiltonian cycle, which is a cycle that visits every vertex exactly once and returns to the starting vertex.
According to Dirac's theorem, a sufficient condition for a graph to be Hamiltonian is that the degree of each vertex is at least half of the number of vertices:
Correct Condition:
Each vertex's degree \(\geq \frac{n}{2}\) , where n is the number of vertices.
Thus, the correct answer is: 3) Half of number of vertices