请生成讲解该题目的视频---**Problem 13**
**Question Stem:**
设 a, b 为有理数,方程 ||x - a| - b| = 3 有三个互不相等的解,求 b 的值.
**Translation:**
Let a, b be rational numbers. The equation ||x - a| - b| = 3 has three distinct unequal solutions. Find the value of b.
**Mathematical Equation:**
||x - a| - b| = 3
**Condition:**
The equation has three distinct unequal solutions.