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Why doesn't a cube root have 2 answers

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Cause if it had 2 answer then 1 would be ALWAYS wrong..............................
User Zakk
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A cube root doesn't have 2 answers because if you take that 1 answer of the cube root and cube it you will get the answer from the beginning. If there were 2 answers then it would be wrong.

Example:-

∛8 = 2

2 × 2 × 2 = 8

Hope I helped ya!!!
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