Answer:
in both cases
Step-by-step explanation:
See attachment for complete question.
From the attachment, we have the following given parameters
Green Section: Dimension: x by 2
Orange Section: Dimension: 2 by 
Purple Section: Dimension: 3 by (x +
)
Solving (a): Area of the flag as a sum of each section
We simply calculate the area of each section.

For the green section;


For the orange section


For the purple section



Total Area = Sum of the above areas

Collect Like Terms




Solving (b): Area of the flag as a product
From the attachment,







Take LCM
