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Posted in Science & Math by Greg Ross on November 20th, 2007

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Who says math is too abstract?

The Chvátal Art Gallery Theorem states that if you run an art gallery with n corners, you'll need n/3 guards (at most) to watch the entire gallery—regardless of its shape.