SOLUTION: 3 square root of -27

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Question 165588: 3 square root of -27
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-3. The reason for this is because -3 * -3 * -3 = -27, or -3 cubed equals -27. You can take an odd root of a negative number, but not an even root (such as a square root) of a negative; at least, not without getting into imaginary numbers.