• Geometry 
• Plane Geometry 
• Polygons 

• History and Terminology 
• Disciplinary Terminology 
• Religious Terminology 

• Recreational Mathematics 
• Mathematics in the Arts 
• Mathematics in Films 
• The Return of the Pink Panther (1977) 

Star of Lakshmi

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The Star of Lakshmi is the star figure , that is used in Hinduism to symbolize Ashtalakshmi, the eight forms of wealth. This symbol appears prominently in the Lugash national museum portrayed in the fictional film The Return of the Pink Panther.

The interior of a Star of Lakshmi with edges of length  is a regular octagon with side lengths

(1)

The areas of the intersection  and union  of the two constituent squares are

			(2)
			(3)

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SEE ALSO

Dissection, Hexagram, Pentagram, Polygram, Star Figure, Star Polygon

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REFERENCES

Savio, D. Y. and Suryanaroyan, E. R. “Chebyshev Polynomials and Regular Polygons.” Amer. Math. Monthly100, 657-661, 1993.

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Weisstein, Eric W. “Star of Lakshmi.” From MathWorld–A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/StarofLakshmi.html

SUBJECT CLASSIFICATIONS

• Geometry 
• Plane Geometry 
• Polygons 

• History and Terminology 
• Disciplinary Terminology 
• Religious Terminology 

• Recreational Mathematics 
• Mathematics in the Arts 
• Mathematics in Films 
• The Return of the Pink Panther (1977)