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The length of leg m is
$5√(3)$ and the measure of the missing angle in the triangle is 30 degrees.

The diagram shows a right triangle with an angle of 60 degrees. The hypotenuse of the triangle is labeled
$5√(3)$ and the other two legs are labeled m and n. The length of the leg opposite the 60-degree angle is labeled 2.5.

We can use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the other leg:


m^2 + n^2 = (5√(3))^2


m^2 + n^2 = 75\\m^2 = 75 - n^2

We can also use the trigonometric ratio of tan to find the length of leg m:


tan 60 = (m)/(n)


m = n * √(3)

Substituting this into the equation
$m^2$, we get:


(n * √(3))^2 = 75 - n^2

3n^2 = 75

n^2 = 25

n = 5

Now that we know the length of leg n, we can find the length of leg m using the equation we derived earlier:


m = n * √(3)\\m = 5 * √(3)\\m = 5√(3)

Therefore, the length of leg m is
$5√(3)$.

We can also find the measure of the missing angle in the triangle using the following equation:

180 - 60 - 90 = 30

Therefore, the missing angle in the triangle measures 30 degrees.

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