How to arrange 51 stars symmetrically on the USA flag? [closed]

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If another state was added the the United States another star will have to go on the flag. How would the star arrangement need to be to look even on the flag?



If Puerto Rico becomes the 51st U.S state, would the U.S flag be altered to include 51 stars?



How many ways to arrange the flags?




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closed as primarily opinion-based by Parcly Taxel, JMoravitz, Shailesh, Siong Thye Goh, John Douma Jul 26 at 3:53


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  • Designs are always subjective. Also, this may not even be a mathematics question.
    – Parcly Taxel
    Jul 26 at 3:04










  • Arrange 50 starts in 5 triangles of 10 stars each, and arrange them in a 5-pointed star. Put the remaining star in the center.
    – saulspatz
    Jul 26 at 3:12










  • arrange them in a circle. also not a math question
    – Barycentric_Bash
    Jul 26 at 3:28






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    In a comment to an answer of the first question you link, someone points to a Wikipedia entry that shows "possible future designs" for 51+ stars. There are three arrangements of 51.
    – Blue
    Jul 26 at 5:15















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If another state was added the the United States another star will have to go on the flag. How would the star arrangement need to be to look even on the flag?



If Puerto Rico becomes the 51st U.S state, would the U.S flag be altered to include 51 stars?



How many ways to arrange the flags?




geometry symmetry




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closed as primarily opinion-based by Parcly Taxel, JMoravitz, Shailesh, Siong Thye Goh, John Douma Jul 26 at 3:53


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  • Designs are always subjective. Also, this may not even be a mathematics question.
    – Parcly Taxel
    Jul 26 at 3:04










  • Arrange 50 starts in 5 triangles of 10 stars each, and arrange them in a 5-pointed star. Put the remaining star in the center.
    – saulspatz
    Jul 26 at 3:12










  • arrange them in a circle. also not a math question
    – Barycentric_Bash
    Jul 26 at 3:28






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    In a comment to an answer of the first question you link, someone points to a Wikipedia entry that shows "possible future designs" for 51+ stars. There are three arrangements of 51.
    – Blue
    Jul 26 at 5:15













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If another state was added the the United States another star will have to go on the flag. How would the star arrangement need to be to look even on the flag?



If Puerto Rico becomes the 51st U.S state, would the U.S flag be altered to include 51 stars?



How many ways to arrange the flags?




geometry symmetry




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If another state was added the the United States another star will have to go on the flag. How would the star arrangement need to be to look even on the flag?



If Puerto Rico becomes the 51st U.S state, would the U.S flag be altered to include 51 stars?



How many ways to arrange the flags?





geometry symmetry





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closed as primarily opinion-based by Parcly Taxel, JMoravitz, Shailesh, Siong Thye Goh, John Douma Jul 26 at 3:53


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closed as primarily opinion-based by Parcly Taxel, JMoravitz, Shailesh, Siong Thye Goh, John Douma Jul 26 at 3:53


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  • Designs are always subjective. Also, this may not even be a mathematics question.
    – Parcly Taxel
    Jul 26 at 3:04










  • Arrange 50 starts in 5 triangles of 10 stars each, and arrange them in a 5-pointed star. Put the remaining star in the center.
    – saulspatz
    Jul 26 at 3:12










  • arrange them in a circle. also not a math question
    – Barycentric_Bash
    Jul 26 at 3:28






  • 1




    In a comment to an answer of the first question you link, someone points to a Wikipedia entry that shows "possible future designs" for 51+ stars. There are three arrangements of 51.
    – Blue
    Jul 26 at 5:15

















  • Designs are always subjective. Also, this may not even be a mathematics question.
    – Parcly Taxel
    Jul 26 at 3:04










  • Arrange 50 starts in 5 triangles of 10 stars each, and arrange them in a 5-pointed star. Put the remaining star in the center.
    – saulspatz
    Jul 26 at 3:12










  • arrange them in a circle. also not a math question
    – Barycentric_Bash
    Jul 26 at 3:28






  • 1




    In a comment to an answer of the first question you link, someone points to a Wikipedia entry that shows "possible future designs" for 51+ stars. There are three arrangements of 51.
    – Blue
    Jul 26 at 5:15
















Designs are always subjective. Also, this may not even be a mathematics question.
– Parcly Taxel
Jul 26 at 3:04




Designs are always subjective. Also, this may not even be a mathematics question.
– Parcly Taxel
Jul 26 at 3:04












Arrange 50 starts in 5 triangles of 10 stars each, and arrange them in a 5-pointed star. Put the remaining star in the center.
– saulspatz
Jul 26 at 3:12




Arrange 50 starts in 5 triangles of 10 stars each, and arrange them in a 5-pointed star. Put the remaining star in the center.
– saulspatz
Jul 26 at 3:12












arrange them in a circle. also not a math question
– Barycentric_Bash
Jul 26 at 3:28




arrange them in a circle. also not a math question
– Barycentric_Bash
Jul 26 at 3:28




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In a comment to an answer of the first question you link, someone points to a Wikipedia entry that shows "possible future designs" for 51+ stars. There are three arrangements of 51.
– Blue
Jul 26 at 5:15





In a comment to an answer of the first question you link, someone points to a Wikipedia entry that shows "possible future designs" for 51+ stars. There are three arrangements of 51.
– Blue
Jul 26 at 5:15
















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