document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175544>Question 175544</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What does the little number inside the \"v\" of the square root sign mean? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm trying to help my son & don't remember ever learning that one. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "suare root of -8 with a little \"3\" in the \"v\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm trying to help my son & don't remember ever learning that one. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "suare root of -8 with a little \"3\" in the \"v\" <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If there is no number, it's a square root.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it's a 3, it's a cube root. 4 is the 4th root, etc.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "square root of -8 with a little \"3\" in the \"v\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's the cube root of -8, or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8%5E%281%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8%5E%281%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cube root of -8 = -2 because (-2)*(-2)*(-2) = -8 (3 of them multiplied)<BR>\n" );
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