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4 Color map Theorem 2000-06-02
From Rick Slen:
I am challenging my students to find a map that can not be coloured using only 4 colours. I know that it is not possible, but one boy drew a map with a "country" totally surrounding all the others so of course it touched all other colours. How do I explain that this type of map is not permissable?
Answered by Denis Hanson.
 
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