SOLUTION: How do you find the cube root of -8^3?

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Question 125546: How do you find the cube root of -8^3?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28-8%29%5E3+=+%28-8%29%28-8%29%28-8%29
So the cube root is -8
Notice the following
(-)(-) = +
(-)(-)(-) = -
(-)(-)(-)(-) = +
When you multiply (-)'s an odd number of times, you get (-)
When you multiply (-)'s an even number of times, you get (+)