Exercise · ZW-CONNECTED-GRAPH-004 · ★☆☆ Basic
What is the smallest number of edges a connected graph with 8 vertices can have?
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- D. 7
Explanation
Each new edge lowers the number of components by at most one; starting from 8 isolated components at least \(8-1=7\) edges are needed, and a path with 7 edges achieves it.
Review the concept: Connected graph
A graph \(G=(V,E)\) is connected if any two vertices \(u,v\in V\) are joined by a path.
\[\forall\,u,v\in V\ \ \exists\ \text{path from } u \text{ to } v\]
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