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1.) 4 cubed = 43 = ____ x ____ x ____ = 2.) 5 cubed = 53 = ____ x ____ x ____ =
Cube Roots
A cube root goes the other direction: (Now you are asking yourself what number can I multiply together
three times to get the solution).
Ex: 3 cubed is 27, so the CUBE ROOT of 27 is 3 (Why? Because 3x3x3 equals 27)
Examples:
1.) What is the cube root of 64? (hint: what number can I multiply together three times to get 64?) ____
Perfect 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Cubes:
1 8 27 64 125 216 343 512 729 1000
It is easy to work out the cube root of a perfect cube, but it is REALLY HARD to work out other cube
roots.
1. If you know what perfect cube roots are around the number that will help you narrow your search.
So what perfect cube is close to 30? 27-which has a root of 3 so you know you should start with
numbers bigger than three. (You know it’s not 4 because 4x4x4=64)
2. Use guess and check to see how close you can get to 30. (You can use a calculator for the
multiplication).
As you can see we can’t find the EXACT cube root of 30, we are only finding an approximation or
estimation.
Now you try to work out NOT perfect cube roots: (Remember it’s your best estimation).
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1.) √89 2.) √102
*If you want more information, there is a video at the following link that can help explain cube roots to
you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hKlBV3VC4Y
Cubes and Cube Roots Worksheet
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