SOLUTION: -3 root -36

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Question 344401: -3 root -36
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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I believe that your equation will look like this:

x = root%28-3%2C-36%29.

I believe also that, in general, x = root%28-y%2Cz%29 is the same as x = 1%2Froot%28y%2Cz%29.

This means that your problem can also be written as x = 1%2Froot%283%2C-36%29 which comes out to be x = 1%2F%28-3.301927249%29 which becomes x = -.302853432

I know this answer is correct because -.302853432%5E%28-3%29 is equal to -36.

This is because the laws of exponents state that:

x%5Ey+=+z if and only if root%28y%2Cz%29+=+x

In your problem:

x = -.302853432
y = -3
z = -36

You can use your calculator to prove to yourself that the answer is correct.