SOLUTION: Find the Square root of 3;(-8) I know the answer is -2 but I need to know the steps

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Question 324654: Find the Square root of
3;(-8)
I know the answer is -2 but I need to know the steps
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You don't mean square root, you mean cube root.
root%283%2C-8%29
What number multiplied by itself three times equals -8.
%28-2%29%28-2%29%28-2%29=-8