SOLUTION: Solve b^3 = 125 b = ??? I came up with the answer 5 since 5*5*5=125 Am I wrong?? Help. Devoted, Minka

SOLUTION: Solve b^3 = 125 b = ??? I came up with the answer 5 since 555=125 Am I wrong?? Help. Devoted, Minka

Question 459953: Solve
b^3 = 125
b = ???
I came up with the answer 5 since 5*5*5=125
Am I wrong?? Help.
Devoted,
Minka
Found 2 solutions by Gogonati, richard1234:
Answer by Gogonati(855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You are right. => in the last equality since the
exponents are equal then and the bases are equal, therefore b=5.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5 is correct. If you are learning complex numbers, there are two other cube roots...
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