Some mathematicians were reluctant to accept the proof of the four-color problem because of the necessity of

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Some mathematicians were reluctant to accept the proof of the four-color problem because of the necessity of computer verification.

The proof was not “elegant” in the sense that it required the computer analysis of a large number of cases. Study the map in Figure 9.50 and determine for yourself whether it is the first five-color map, providing a counterexample for the computerized

“proof.” Figure 9.50

image text in transcribedWhat is the color of the white region? Consider the following table:

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