SOLUTION: How would you explain square roots, cube roots, nth roots, and radicals to a student who is having difficulty understanding these concepts? What are some limitations of square root

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Question 43092: How would you explain square roots, cube roots, nth roots, and radicals to a student who is having difficulty understanding these concepts? What are some limitations of square root?

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Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Take any number, symbol, or combinations of numbers and symbols.
(1)Square it
(2)cube it
(3) raise it to the 4th power
The respective roots 2nd, 3rd, and 4th are the original number,
symbol, etc.
Start out with the negative of your original
How does the square, cube, forth power compare with the positive?
This is a good way to see roots as the opposite of raising to a power