Prove that in any graph G with n vertices, n ≤ α(G)χ(G)

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If G is a finite graph, the independence number α(G) is the maximum
number of pairwise nonadjacent vertices of G. The chromatic number χ(G)
of G is the minimum number of colors in a coloring of the vertices of G
with the property that no two adjacent vertices have the same color. Prove
that in any graph G with n vertices, n ≤ α(G)χ(G)

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