How to find the length of paralell line crossing the centroid of triangle

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Given:

Triangle ABC
AB = 6
MN(M belongs to AC, N belongs to BC) is parallel to AB and it's crossing the centroid of the triangle.

Find the length of MN

I'm totally stuck on this one, any help is appreciated.

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Bumbble Comm On 03 Nov 2015 - 7:46 BEST ANSWER

HINT :

The centroid divides each of the medians in the ratio $2:1$. (see here)

So, we have $CM:MA=2:1$.