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There are no real nth roots of a number b. What can you conclude about the index n and the number b?

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Answer:

The number b is negative and the index n is even.

Explanation:

For example there are no real roots of √-2 ( where n = 2) or ⁴√-4.

There are real roots of negative numbers, if n is odd.

For example ∛-8 which is -2.



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