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15 pts) NP-completeness. We are given an undirected graph where each edge has a positive weight. Given (k,a), the problem asks whether there is a subgraph with k nodes such that the total weight of the edges in the subgraph is at least a. Prove this problem is NP-Complete.
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The given problem is NP, because in polynomial time it is able to verify that there is a subgraph with k nodes atleast k weight.

This is NP complete problem. It can be reduced from k-clique which is NP complete and checking the total weight is atleast α

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