SOLUTION: how do you find the cubed root of a number

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Question 648923: how do you find the cubed root of a number
Answer by swincher4391(1107) About Me  (Show Source):
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By definition, y+=+root%283%2Cx%29 just means that y%5E3+=+x.
So, say I ask you what the cube root of 216 is.
Let's go through our list of cubes.
2^3 = 8
3^3 = 27
4^3 = 64
5^3 = 125
6^3 = 216
7^3 = 243
etc..
Since 6^3 = 216, then root%283%2C216%29+=+root%283%2C6%5E3%29+=+6