Question: The Helton Fine Art Gallery is considering installing a video camera security system to reduce its insurance premiums. A diagram of Helton's eight exhibition rooms

The Helton Fine Art Gallery is considering installing a video camera security system to reduce its insurance premiums. A diagram of Helton's eight exhibition rooms is shown in the figure below; the openings between the rooms are numbered 1 to 13. A security firm proposed that two-way cameras be installed at some room openings. Each camera has the ability to monitor the two rooms between which the camera is located. For example, if a camera were located at opening number 4, rooms 1 and 4 would be covered; if a camera were located at opening 12, rooms 2 and 6 would be covered; and so on. Management decided not to locate a camera system at the entrance to the display rooms. The objective is to provide security coverage for all eight rooms using the minimum number of two-way cameras.
Formulate a binary integer linear programming model that will enable Helton's management to determine the locations for the camera systems. Solve the model to determine how many two-way cameras to purchase and where they should be located.

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