Higher roots

In this lesson, we will investigate higher roots of numbers. This is an extension of square and cube roots. We will make sense of numbers written with higher roots, and learn how to calculate the value of those numbers.

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Higher roots

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Q1.True or false, this symbol finds the fifth root of a number?

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Q2.Evaluate the following numerical expression

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Q3.Find the fourth root of 4 squared

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Q4.What is the 199th root of -1?

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Q5.Evaluate the following numerical expression

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Higher roots

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Q1.True or false, this symbol finds the fifth root of a number?

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Q2.Evaluate the following numerical expression

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Q3.Find the fourth root of 4 squared

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Q4.What is the 199th root of -1?

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Q5.Evaluate the following numerical expression

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Lesson summary: Higher roots

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This was the final lesson in the unit Types of numbers.

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