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Point N is on line segment M O ‾ MO . Given N O = 2 x − 3 , NO=2x−3, M O = 3 x + 5 , MO=3x+5, and M N = 2 x + 3 , MN=2x+3, determine the numerical length of M O ‾ . MO .

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Firstly, we need to remember the segment addition postulate in geometry. According to the postulate, if a point N is situated on the segment MO, the whole segment MO equals the sum of the two smaller segments MN and NO.

It is given that NO = 2x - 3, MO = 3x + 5, and MN = 2x + 3.

So, according to the segment addition postulate, we can write this relationship as MO = MN + NO.
That means, 3x + 5 = (2x + 3) + (2x - 3).

Now, we just need to solve this equation for x to determine its value: After simplification, we find that x = 5.

Finally, we substitute x = 5 into the expression for MO to determine the length of the segment MO.

Plugging x = 5 into MO = 3x + 5 gives MO = 3*5 + 5 = 15 + 5 = 20.

So, the length of the line segment MO ‾ is 20 units.

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