Give an example of two whole number factors with a product of 9

Suppose the equation ||x-a|-b|=2008 has 3 distinct real roots and a not =0. find the value of b.

Pentagon abcde is dilated according to the rule do,3(x, y) to create the image pentagon a'b'c'd'e', which is shown on the graph. what are the coordinates of point a of the pre-image? a) (-1, 1)b) (-1, 2)c) (-9, 6)d) (-9, 18)

Factor this polynomial completely. 12x^2+ x-6