A semicircle has been drawn on the length of a rectangle. The area of the shaded region in the figure is: 
To find the area of the shaded region, we first determine the areas of the rectangle and the semicircle, then subtract the area of the semicircle from the area of the rectangle.
The rectangle's length is 14 cm, and its width is 10 cm.
Area of rectangle = \(14 \, \text{cm} \times 10 \, \text{cm} = 140 \, \text{cm}^2\)
The diameter of the semicircle is equal to the length of the rectangle, which is 14 cm. Therefore, the radius is half of the diameter.
Radius = \(\frac{14}{2} = 7 \, \text{cm}\)
Area of semicircle = \(\frac{1}{2} \pi r^2 = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{22}{7} \times 7^2 = 77 \, \text{cm}^2\)
Area of shaded region = Area of rectangle - Area of semicircle
= \(140 \, \text{cm}^2 - 77 \, \text{cm}^2 = 63 \, \text{cm}^2\)
Thus, the area of the shaded region is 63 cm².
The shorter side of a rectangle is 15 cm less than the longer side. The numerical value of its area is equal to 5 times the numerical value of its perimeter. What is the length (in cm) of its longer side?