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Assume that we want to cluster the instances using k-means clustering. Since we do not know the number of clusters e.g. k in advance we need to try different values of k. The graph below displays the total within-cluster sum of squares (w) obtained for different values of k. W increased when k increased from eight to nine. Can w increase when k increase?