5. A saturated hydrocarbon is represented by a structural formula in which each C atom has degree 4 and each H has degree 1. Show that the hydrocarbon is acyclic (has no carbon rings in it) if and only if its structural formula is of the form C, H42-

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set and two vertices are adjacent in G if and only if they are not adjacent in G. Such a graph is
called self-complementary. Find examples of a self-complementary graph on four vertices and on
five vertices.
5. A saturated hydrocarbon is represented by a structural formula in which each C atom has degree 4
and each H has degree 1. Show that the hydrocarbon is acyclic (has no carbon rings in it) if and only
if its structural formula is of the form C,H2n+2-
6. For each of the following problems, determine whether the relation R on the set A is a tree. If it is a
trm, find its leavS.
Transcribed Image Text:set and two vertices are adjacent in G if and only if they are not adjacent in G. Such a graph is called self-complementary. Find examples of a self-complementary graph on four vertices and on five vertices. 5. A saturated hydrocarbon is represented by a structural formula in which each C atom has degree 4 and each H has degree 1. Show that the hydrocarbon is acyclic (has no carbon rings in it) if and only if its structural formula is of the form C,H2n+2- 6. For each of the following problems, determine whether the relation R on the set A is a tree. If it is a trm, find its leavS.
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