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Answer:

25

Explanation:

The angle at C is 90 degrees, and BCD is a right triangle, so we can applythe Pythagorean theorem here -- 60²+m²=65², so 65²-60²=m²=625. The possible values for m are 25 and -25, and since m can't be negative, 25 is our answer as 25 is the square root of 625

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