cube root

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a number that when multiplied three times equals a given number

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Derivative does not exist at root A simple example of a function where Newton's method diverges is trying to find the cube root of zero. Source: Internet

There are numbers such as the cube root of 2 which are algebraic but not constructible. Source: Internet

When is negative (casus irreducibilis), the second cube root should be regarded as the complex conjugate of the first one. Source: Internet

Solving the hydrostatic equation then leads to a model white dwarf which is a polytrope of index 3/2 and therefore has radius inversely proportional to the cube root of its mass, and volume inversely proportional to its mass. Source: Internet

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