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A right triangle is drawn on a coordinate plane with a line drawn from the right angle that is perpendicular to the hypotenuse. The hypotenuse consists of a short line segment measuring 2 units and a long line segment measuring 30 units. Using the geometric mean, what is the distance of the short leg of the original triangle?(1 point)
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5.3 units
5.3 units
28 units
28 units
8 units
8 units
60 units
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8 units
Reason: If the hypotenuse is split into segments p = 2 and q = 30 (so c = 32), the leg adjacent to the shorter hypotenuse segment equals sqrt(c·p) = sqrt(32·2) = sqrt(64) = 8.
Reason: If the hypotenuse is split into segments p = 2 and q = 30 (so c = 32), the leg adjacent to the shorter hypotenuse segment equals sqrt(c·p) = sqrt(32·2) = sqrt(64) = 8.
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