Question: The proof that the Independent-Set problem is NP-complete depends on a construction which reduces 3SAT to Independent Sets. Apply this construction to the 3SAT instance:
The proof that the Independent-Set problem is NP-complete depends on a construction which reduces 3SAT to Independent Sets. Apply this construction to the 3SAT instance:
(u+v+w)(-v+-w+x)(-u+-x+y)(x+-y+z)(u+-w+-z)
Note that - denotes negation, e.g., -v stands for the literal NOT v. Also, remember that the construction involves the creation of nodes denoted [i,j]. The node [i,j] corresponds to the jth literal of the ith clause. For example, [1,2] corresponds to the occurrence of v.
After performing the construction, identify from the list below the one pair of nodes that does NOT have an edge between them.
a) [2,2] and [4,3]
b) [5,1] and [5,2]
c) [1,1] and [3,1]
d) [4,3] and [5,3]
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