College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter R - Section R.8 - nth Roots; Rational Exponents - R.8 Assess Your Understanding - Page 78: 4

Answer

cube root

Work Step by Step

$\sqrt[n]{a}$ is a radical, and we read "the nth root of a" The second and third roots have special names, the square root and the cube root. All others are 4th, 5th, etc. roots of a number. We call $\sqrt[3]{a}$ the cube root of a.
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