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4.1 Lines, Angles, and Triangles - Triangle inequality
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The figure presents right triangle M N P. Side M P is horizontal, with vertex M to the left of vertex P. Vertex N lies above side M P, and angle N is a right angle. Point Q lies on horizontal side M P directly below vertex N. Vertical line segment N Q is drawn, forming right triangles M N Q and Q N P. Side M N is labeled 3 and side N P is labeled 4.

In the figure above, what is the length of line segment NQ ?

A.

2.2

B.

2.3

C.

2.4

D.

2.5