SOLUTION: how do you solve this problem y^3=8-x

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Question 398678: how do you solve this problem y^3=8-x
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you're solving for y, simply take the cube root of both sides to get y=root%283%2C8-x%29


If on the other hand you're solving for 'x', simply subtract 8 from both sides and multiply every term by -1 to get 8-y%5E3=x or x=8-y%5E3


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