document.write( "Question 177352: please help me solve this. can you see that is a 3 in the front? I hope so.∛x -5 =3 \n" ); document.write( "

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I am not sure if that root extends to the -5 term by it doesnt appear so.
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"root%283%2Cx%29-5=3\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"root%283%2Cx%29=8\"$ ---->added 5 to both sides
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28root%283%2Cx%29%29%5E3=8%5E3\"$ --->cube both sides
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28x=512%29\"$ --->cube root of x cubed is just x
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\n" ); document.write( "if by chance the first term was like this $\"root%283%2Cx-5%29\"$ then you would start out cubing both sides and get x-5=27 and x would equal 33 \n" ); document.write( "

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