$χ(G) = 2$ if and only if $χ_f (G) = 2$.

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''Show that $χ(G)=2$ if and only if $χ_f(G)=2$.''

$χ(G)$ is a chromatic number and $χ_f(G)$ is a fractional chromatic number.


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$χ(G)=2$ $⟺$ G is bipartite and $E(G)≠∅$ $=>$ $ω(G)=2$ $=>$ $χ_f(G)=2$

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Suppose, that $χ_f(G)=2$.
Then $ω(G)≤2$.

(We can suppose that $ω(G)=2$, because if $ω(G)=1$, then $χ(G)=1$ $=>$ $χ_f(G)=1$ )

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