Maximum Randić index on Trees with k-pendant Vertices

The Randić index of an organic molecule whose molecular graph is G is the sum of the weights (d(u)d(v))−1/2 of all edges uv of G, where d(u) and d(v) are the degrees of the vertices u and v in G. Let T be a tree with n vertices and k pendant vertices. In this paper, we give a sharp upper bound on Randić index of T.