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How many perfect matchings are there in a complete graph of 10 vertices?(a) 60(b) 945(c) 756(d) 127I got this question in homework.This intriguing question originated from Isomorphism in Graphs in division Graphs of Discrete Mathematics

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The correct OPTION is (b) 945

For EXPLANATION: Perfect matching is a set of edges such that each vertex APPEARS only once and all vertices appear at least once (exactly ONE appearance). So for n vertices perfect matching will have n/2 edges and there won’t be any perfect matching if n is odd. For n=10, we can choose the first edge in ^10C2 = 45 ways, second in ^8C2=28 ways, third in ^6C2=15 ways and so on. So, the total number of ways 45*28*15*6*1=113400. But perfect matching being a set, order of elements is not important and the permutations 5! of the 5 edges are same only. So, total number of perfect matching is 113400/5! = 945.



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