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Can you find the cube
root of a negative number if so I’d it positive or negative

User Joeldow
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Answer:

Yes, it would be negative

Explanation:

Yes, the cube root of a negative number can be found without using imaginary numbers to represent it.

The cube of a number is that number multiplied by itself 3 times so:

a^3 = a*a*a

if "a" is negative then the cube of "a" will be negative. Hence the cube root of a negative number will be negative.

User Patches
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Explanation:

Yes. The cube root of a negative number will be negative.

For example, (-2)^3 = -8. The cube root of -8 is -2.

User Umut K
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