Morton J. HellmanMadeleine J. Long2026-03-222026-03-22199310.5951/mt.86.5.0418https://doi.org/10.5951/mt.86.5.0418https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/60479The story of the evolution of the American flag is interesting historically, socially, and mathematically. One of the mathematical problems related to the flag is examined in this article.enFlag (linear algebra)MathematicsComputer sciencearticle