A graph puzzle #1129
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A graph is simple if it is undirected and does not have multiple edges or loops. Call a simple graph$G$ könish if it can be drawn on a piece of paper without lifting up the pen, so that no two edges of the graph cross, and no edge of the graph is drawn twice.
So, for example the following graph on the right is könish, the order in which to draw it in a single stroke without crossing edges is given on the left:
The following graphs is not könish, as there is no way to draw it without drawing an edge twice:
And another example of a non-könish graph, there is no way to draw it without edges crossing:
For every$n\geq 2$ let $ö(n)$ be the largest number of edges of any könish graph with $n$ vertices. Since $K_3$ , the complete graph on $3$ vertices, is könish, $ö(3) = 3$ . But already for $n=4$ we can shown that $K_4$ is not könish (why?), so that $ö(4) < 6$ . In fact, $ö(4) = 5$ .
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