Length, area and algebra

This task is about using algebraic expressions to find length and area of a shape.
diagram of shape with side lengths marked
[Not drawn to scale]

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a)  Write an expression, in its simplest form, for the length of
side M: 
side N: 

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b)
i)  If the value of x was 11 cm what would be the length of the longest side?
     Longest side =  cm
 
 ii) Write an expression to find the area of the shaded rectangle.
 
 iii) Calculate the area of the shaded rectangle if the value of x was 5 cm.
       Area of shaded rectangle =  cm2

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c)  If the length of the longest side was 63 cm, solve an equation to find the value of x
     Show all your working in your calculation.
x =  cm