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Figure from the original question paper A circuit in a matroid is a minimal dependent set. In other words, a subset **S** of the universe **U** is a circuit if **S** is not an independent set, but every proper subset of **S** is an independent set. Which of the following would be a circuit for the graphic matroid? Consider the following set system:\ ● The universe is the set of edges of a graph G\ ● A subset S of U is an independent set if the subgraph induced by S is such that every vertex has even degree.\ Is this set system hereditary?