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Which of the following is true for a complete graph ๐พ๐‘›K nโ€‹ ?A. It has ๐‘›(๐‘›โˆ’1)/2n(nโˆ’1)/2 edges.B. It has ๐‘›n edges.C. It has ๐‘›โˆ’1nโˆ’1 edges.D. It has ๐‘›(๐‘›+1)/2n(n+1)/2 edges.

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Which of the following is true for a complete graph ๐พ๐‘›K nโ€‹ ?A. It has ๐‘›(๐‘›โˆ’1)/2n(nโˆ’1)/2 edges.B. It has ๐‘›n edges.C. It has ๐‘›โˆ’1nโˆ’1 edges.D. It has ๐‘›(๐‘›+1)/2n(n+1)/2 edges.

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The correct answer is A. A complete graph ๐พ๐‘› has ๐‘›(๐‘›โˆ’1)/2 edges.

Here's why:

A complete graph is a simple undirected graph in which every pair of distinct vertices is connected by a unique edge.

In a complete graph, every vertex is connected to every other vertex. So, for a graph with 'n' vertices, each vertex is connected to 'n-1' other vertices.

However, this counts each edge twice (once for each vertex it connects), so we must divide by 2 to get the correct number of edges.

Therefore, a complete graph ๐พ๐‘› has ๐‘›(๐‘›โˆ’1)/2 edges.

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