SOLUTION: What is the cube root of -27?

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Question 431754: What is the cube root of -27?
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Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the cube root of -27?

-3, because -3(-3)(-3) = -27
you think: what number do you multiply by itself, three times, to get -27
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you mean the cube root of -27, it's -3.
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If you mean the cube of the square root of 27, that's the square root of 27^3
= sqrt%283%5E9%29+=+81sqrt%283%29
=~ 140.296