document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=72747>Question 72747</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> square root of x^3=8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If you square both sides of this equation you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From this you can ask yourself, \"What number cubed equals 64?\"  Hint: try +4. Minus 4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "will not work because -4 cubed is -64.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this problem shows you that a common way to get rid of a square root is to get it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by itself on one side of an equation and then square both sides of the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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