Answer:The cube root of a negative number is a complex number because there is no real number that, when cubed, gives a negative result.
To find the cube root of -1, we can express it in exponential form as -1 = 1 * e^(iπ), where i is the imaginary unit and π is pi.
The cube root of -1 can be calculated by applying De Moivre's theorem, which states that (r * e^(iθ))^(1/n) = r^(1/n) * e^(iθ/n), where r is the magnitude and θ is the argument of the complex number.
For n = 3, the cube root of -1 becomes:
(-1)^(1/3) = (1 * e^(iπ))^(1/3) = 1^(1/3) * e^(iπ/3) = e^(iπ/3).
Therefore, the cube root of -1 is e^(iπ/3), which can also be expressed as cos(π/3) + i * sin(π/3).
In trigonometric form, the cube root of -1 is (√3/2) + i * (1/2).