The function is

1. let's factorize the expression

:

the zeros of f(x) are the values of x which make f(x) = 0.
from the factorized form of the function, we see that the roots are:
-3, multiplicity 1
3, multiplicity 1
0, multiplicity 3
(the multiplicity of the roots is the power of each factor of f(x) )
2.
The end behavior of f(x), whose term of largest degree is

, is the same as the end behavior of

, which has a well known graph. Check the picture attached.
(similarly the end behavior of an even degree polynomial, could be compared to the end behavior of

)
so, like the graph of

, the graph of

:
"As x goes to negative infinity, f(x) goes to negative infinity, and as x goes to positive infinity, f(x) goes to positive infinity. "
400x6=2400 This is how a find a product
B>a
b=8a-1
and we are told that 98=a+b so a=98-b, using this value for a in the equation above gives you:
b=8(98-b)-1
b=784-8b-1
b=783-8b
9b=783
b=87, and since a+b=98, a=11
so a and b are 11 and 87
I believe the answer is 4.4, twice the size of UT