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The impact of various physical parameters, such as the velocity ratio parameter A, the Prandtl number Pr, and the Hartmann number Ha, on the behavior of velocity and temperature profiles is analyzed. Both assisting (\u03bb&gt;0) and opposing (\u03bb&lt;0) flows are considered. The influence of these parameters is tabulated and graphically presented. The originality of this work lies in the development of effective semi-analytical solutions and in the excellent agreement between these solutions and the corresponding numerical solutions. This highlights the accuracy of the proposed method applied to steady laminar MHD flow. A comparative analysis underlines the advantages of the OAFM compared to the iterative method. 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