Show that if a tree has a vertex of degree K, then there are at least K vertices in the

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Show that if a tree has a vertex of degree K, then there are at least K vertices in the tree of degree 1.

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QUESTION:

Show that if a tree has a vertex of degree K, then there are at least K vertices in the tree of degree 1.

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Assume that there is a vertex with the degree  in a tree with  vertices. The sum of all the vertices' degrees in our network, which is a tree, is

 

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