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Given a $k$-connected graph $G$, let $G'$ be a graph obtained from $G$ by adding a new vertex $x$ and connecting it to any $k$ vertices of $G$. From first principles, show that $G'$ is $k$-connected.



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  • I'm not sure what first principles mean either but, presumably, it means to prove it from the definition of connectedness; Much like proving limits from first principles means to prove it from $epsilon$-$delta$. So you ought to prove by removing up to $k-1$ vertices the graph $G'$ remains connected.
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  • I'm not sure what first principles mean either but, presumably, it means to prove it from the definition of connectedness; Much like proving limits from first principles means to prove it from $epsilon$-$delta$. So you ought to prove by removing up to $k-1$ vertices the graph $G'$ remains connected.
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  • I'm not sure what first principles mean either but, presumably, it means to prove it from the definition of connectedness; Much like proving limits from first principles means to prove it from $epsilon$-$delta$. So you ought to prove by removing up to $k-1$ vertices the graph $G'$ remains connected.
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  • I'm not sure what first principles mean either but, presumably, it means to prove it from the definition of connectedness; Much like proving limits from first principles means to prove it from $epsilon$-$delta$. So you ought to prove by removing up to $k-1$ vertices the graph $G'$ remains connected.
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I'm not sure what first principles mean either but, presumably, it means to prove it from the definition of connectedness; Much like proving limits from first principles means to prove it from $epsilon$-$delta$. So you ought to prove by removing up to $k-1$ vertices the graph $G'$ remains connected.
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I'm not sure what first principles mean either but, presumably, it means to prove it from the definition of connectedness; Much like proving limits from first principles means to prove it from $epsilon$-$delta$. So you ought to prove by removing up to $k-1$ vertices the graph $G'$ remains connected.
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$G$ is a graph that is k-connected means that removing less than $k$ vertices from $G$ and $G$ is still connected. Removing any set of vertices that do not contain $v$ from $G'$ of size less than $K$, doesn't disconnect $v$ from $G'$ as $v$ is connected to $k$ vertices in $G$. It doesn't disconnect $G$ as we removed less than k vertices. Now if you remove a set of vertices from $G'$ containing $v$ of size less than $k$, you don't disconnect $G$ as you removed less than $k$ vertices in $G$. so $G'$ is $k$ connected by definition.






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    $G$ is a graph that is k-connected means that removing less than $k$ vertices from $G$ and $G$ is still connected. Removing any set of vertices that do not contain $v$ from $G'$ of size less than $K$, doesn't disconnect $v$ from $G'$ as $v$ is connected to $k$ vertices in $G$. It doesn't disconnect $G$ as we removed less than k vertices. Now if you remove a set of vertices from $G'$ containing $v$ of size less than $k$, you don't disconnect $G$ as you removed less than $k$ vertices in $G$. so $G'$ is $k$ connected by definition.






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      $G$ is a graph that is k-connected means that removing less than $k$ vertices from $G$ and $G$ is still connected. Removing any set of vertices that do not contain $v$ from $G'$ of size less than $K$, doesn't disconnect $v$ from $G'$ as $v$ is connected to $k$ vertices in $G$. It doesn't disconnect $G$ as we removed less than k vertices. Now if you remove a set of vertices from $G'$ containing $v$ of size less than $k$, you don't disconnect $G$ as you removed less than $k$ vertices in $G$. so $G'$ is $k$ connected by definition.






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        $G$ is a graph that is k-connected means that removing less than $k$ vertices from $G$ and $G$ is still connected. Removing any set of vertices that do not contain $v$ from $G'$ of size less than $K$, doesn't disconnect $v$ from $G'$ as $v$ is connected to $k$ vertices in $G$. It doesn't disconnect $G$ as we removed less than k vertices. Now if you remove a set of vertices from $G'$ containing $v$ of size less than $k$, you don't disconnect $G$ as you removed less than $k$ vertices in $G$. so $G'$ is $k$ connected by definition.






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        $G$ is a graph that is k-connected means that removing less than $k$ vertices from $G$ and $G$ is still connected. Removing any set of vertices that do not contain $v$ from $G'$ of size less than $K$, doesn't disconnect $v$ from $G'$ as $v$ is connected to $k$ vertices in $G$. It doesn't disconnect $G$ as we removed less than k vertices. Now if you remove a set of vertices from $G'$ containing $v$ of size less than $k$, you don't disconnect $G$ as you removed less than $k$ vertices in $G$. so $G'$ is $k$ connected by definition.







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