SOLUTION: If m^3 = 16, find m^3/2. Does m^3/2 have only 1 answer or 2?

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Question 758111: If m^3 = 16, find m^3/2. Does m^3/2 have only 1 answer or 2?
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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m^(3/2)=m%5E%283%2F2%29=sqrt%28m%5E3%29
If m%5E3+=+16, then m^(3/2)=m%5E%283%2F2%29=sqrt%28m%5E3%29=sqrt%2816%29=highlight%284%29
There is just one answer to x=sqrt%2816%29,
but there are two answers to x%5E2=16.