PLZ ANSWER ASAP 20 POINTSTriangle ABC has AB=18, AC=24, BC=27. Point M is the midpoint of AC, and point N is on segment AB so that BN=2. What is the length of MN? PLZ ANSWER ASAP PLZ 20 POINTS

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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