To define the relationship between the right triangle and its segments, we can use the property of similar triangles formed by dropping a perpendicular line from the right angle to the hypotenuse.
Let the lengths of the segments of the hypotenuse be \( a = 2 \) units (short segment) and \( b = 30 \) units (long segment). Denote the height dropped from the right angle to the hypotenuse as \( h \) and the length of the original triangle's shorter leg as \( x \), while the longer leg can be determined accordingly.
The geometric mean relationship states that the altitude (or height) from the right angle to the hypotenuse relates to the segments of the hypotenuse as follows:
\[ h^2 = ab \]
In this case, substituting the values we have:
\[ h^2 = 2 \cdot 30 = 60 \]
Taking the square root gives:
\[ h = \sqrt{60} = \sqrt{4 \cdot 15} = 2\sqrt{15} \]
Next, we can find the lengths of the legs of the original triangle. The relationship between the legs (let's denote them \( x \) and \( y \) for the shorter and longer legs, respectively) and the segments of the hypotenuse is derived from:
\[ x^2 = ah \quad \text{and} \quad y^2 = bh \]
Calculating \( x^2 \):
\[ x^2 = 2h = 2(2\sqrt{15}) = 4\sqrt{15} \]
Next, we can find \( x \):
\[ x = \sqrt{4\sqrt{15}} = 2 \cdot 15^{1/4} \]
To express \( x \) numerically, we need to compute \( \sqrt{15} \):
Approximately \( \sqrt{15} \approx 3.872 \).
Hence:
\[ 15^{1/4} \approx \sqrt{3.872} \approx 1.968 \]
Then:
\[ x \approx 2 \cdot 1.968 = 3.936 \text{ (approximately)} \]
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The answer is:
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