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8. The problem INDEPENDENT SET asks, given a graph and a number k, whether one can find k vertices, no two of which are neighbors. (a) Show that INDEPENDENT SET is in NIP (b) If the problem X is known to be NP-complete, and we wish to use it to show that INDEPENDENT SET is NP-complete, what do we need to do? Show transcribed image text 8. The problem INDEPENDENT SET asks, given a graph and a number k, whether one can find k vertices, no two of which are neighbors. (a) Show that INDEPENDENT SET is in NIP (b) If the problem X is known to be NP-complete, and we wish to use it to show that INDEPENDENT SET is NP-complete, what do we need to do?

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