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Ok so this concept is kind of hard to explain, but basically the two equations are equal because you are adding 9/4 and then subtracting 9/4, so you just end up with 0. The reason you do that is so you can make the (x + 3/2)^2 part, which you wouldn't be able to do without the 9/4/
The bottom would be 36cm and the sides 6 and 8
A function has a vertical asymptote where it is not defined, and the logarithm is defined only if its argument is strictly positive: it has a vertical asymptote if its argument is zero, and is not defined if its argument is negative.
So, you have a vertical asymptote where

The least common multiple of 5 and 12 is 60.