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△cde maps to △stu with the transformations (x, y) arrowright (x − 2, y − 2) arrowright (3x, 3y) arrowright (x, −y). if cd = a + 1, de = 2a − 1, st = 2b + 3 and tu = b + 6, find the values of a and b. the value of a is and the value of b is .

James is playing his favorite game at the arcade. after playing the game 3 times, he has 8 tokens remaining. he initially had 20 tokens, and the game costs the same number of tokens each time. the number t of tokens james has is a function of g, the number of games he plays. write the function’s formula? t=

The graph of the function f(x) = (x + 2)(x + 6) is shown below. which statement about the function is true? the function is positive for all real values of x where x > –4. the function is negative for all real values of x where –6 < x < –2. the function is positive for all real values of x where x < –6 or x > –3. the function is negative for all real values of x where x < –2.