SOLUTION: square root of x^3=8

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Question 72747: square root of x^3=8
Answer by bucky(2189)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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If you square both sides of this equation you get:
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From this you can ask yourself, "What number cubed equals 64?" Hint: try +4. Minus 4
will not work because -4 cubed is -64.
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Hope this problem shows you that a common way to get rid of a square root is to get it
by itself on one side of an equation and then square both sides of the equation.

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