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4. (a) Suppose that the greedy algorithm uses k colors on a graph G. Prove that G must have at least 1+ 2+ ... + (k-1) =

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4. (a) Suppose that the greedy algorithm uses k colors on a graph G. Prove that G must have at least 1+ 2+ ... + (k-1) = (2) edges. (Hint: whenever a color other than color 1 is used, there are some edges that have to exist to cause this.) (b) Prove that if G has m edges, then (G) <1+ 2m.