What's the value of the segment $MN$ in the figure below?

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For refrence: In the figure shown:

H ➔ Orthocenter of $\triangle$ ABC; also: BH = 16, AC = 30 and BN = NC

Find: MN

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An important property that can be useful: $OG = 2BH \therefore BH = 8$ Tracing the circumference circumscribed to the triangle $QBC$ we can get the value of $BC$ and therefore the value of $BN$ and $NC$ and also of $CQ$.

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$M$, the midpoint of $OH$, is the centre of the nine-point circle. This circle passes through the midpoints of the sides of the triangle. Therefore, $MN=$ radius of the nine-point circle$=$ $\frac {1}{2}\cdot $ $($ Circumradius of $\triangle ABC$ $)=\boxed {\frac {17}{2}}$ $($Apply Pythagorean Theorem on $\triangle OGC$ $)$.