SOLUTION: please solve n^3=8000

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Question 114316: please solve n^3=8000
Found 2 solutions by bucky, scott8148:
Answer by bucky(2189) About Me  (Show Source):
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One way to begin to solve this equation is to write 8000 in scientific notation. In scientific
notation 8000 = 8 * 10^3 where "*" represents the multiplication operator.
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Set n^3 equal to this scientific notation for 8000:
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n%5E3+=+8+%2A+10%5E3
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Solve for n by taking the cube root of both sides to get:
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n+=+root%283%2C8%2A10%5E3%29
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but root%283%2C8%2A10%5E3%29+=+root%283%2C8%29%2Aroot%283%2C10%5E3%29
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and root%283%2C8%29+=+2 ... and root%283%2C10%5E3%29+=+10
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so the equation for n reduces to:
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n+=+root%283%2C8%2A10%5E3%29+=+root%283%2C8%29%2Aroot%283%2C10%5E3%29+=+2%2A10+=+20
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So the answer is n+=+20
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Hope this helps you to understand the problem and shows you a calculator-less way to get
the answer.
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Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
taking the cube root gives n=20