Question

Point M is on line segment \overline{LN}. Given LN = 11 and LM = 4, determine the length \overline{MN}.

a) 4
b) 7
c) 11
d) 15

Answer 1

To find the length of line segment MN, subtract LM from LN, resulting in MN being 7 meters long.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the length of the line segment MN, we subtract the length of LM from the total length of LN. Given that LN equals 11 meters (m) and LM equals 4 meters (m), we perform the following calculation:

Given:

LN=11

LM=4

To find the length of MN:

MN = LN - LM
= 11 m - 4 m
= 7 m.

Therefore, the length of line segment MN is 7 meters (m).

Thus, option b) 7 is the correct value of MN