SOLUTION: ok i'm stuck (a-1)^1/3=-3

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Question 184687: ok i'm stuck
(a-1)^1/3=-3
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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(a-1)^1/3=-3
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Raise both sides to the 3rd power to get:
(a-1) = (-3)^3
a-1 = -27
a = -26
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Cheers,
Stan H.