Positive and Negative Squares and Cubes
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Objective
I can simplify numerical expressions containing positive and negative perfect square and cube roots.
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What is the cube root of -27?
Explain why you can find the cube root of a negative number, but not the square root of a negative number (without using imaginary numbers).
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“Simplify: ³√-1000 Simplify: √144 + ³√27 ”
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