B blessed91 New member Joined Jan 19, 2007 Messages 7 Jan 22, 2007 #1 "Find the cube root of 512 using the factoring method" my book explains how to use the factoring method for this, but I didn't understand it at all. Is there an easier way to do this?
"Find the cube root of 512 using the factoring method" my book explains how to use the factoring method for this, but I didn't understand it at all. Is there an easier way to do this?
G galactus Super Moderator Staff member Joined Sep 28, 2005 Messages 7,203 Jan 22, 2007 #2 \(\displaystyle 2^{9}=512\) \(\displaystyle (2^{3})^{3}=512\) \(\displaystyle 2^{3}=\sqrt[3]{512}\)
B blessed91 New member Joined Jan 19, 2007 Messages 7 Jan 22, 2007 #3 thank you so much! that makes sense, and it's easy.
