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Algebra.Com's Answer #231279 by rapaljer(4671) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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For a square root, the abbreviation is \"sqrt\", and we write it this way \"sqrt(x)\". Enclosed within 3 set braces, it looks like this $\"sqrt%28x%29\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We write them this way: \"root(3,x)\", which comes out like this: $\"root%283%2Cx%29\"$ ,
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