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What is the Cubed root of -108

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Answer:

about -4.7622

Explanation:

You want the cube root of -108.

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Your calculator will tell you the cube root of -108 is about -4.7622.

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Some calculators compute roots using logarithms. Since the logs of negative number are not real, they will give you an error if you try to do this directly. You have to know that the odd index root of a negative number is the opposite of the same root of its absolute value.

The prime factoring of 108 is 2²·3³. Factoring out the perfect cube gives the simplified form ...

∛-108 = -3∛4

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