Flashcard 5 - Mathematics Flashcard Set for the TABE Test
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Factor 27 into primes and find a factor that occurs 3 times. This number is the cube root of 27. This is the same as a number which when multiplied by itself 3 times gives 27.
Explanation:
The prime factorization of 27 is the set of prime numbers that yield 27 when multiplied together:
\[27 = 9 \cdot 3 = 3 \cdot 3 \cdot 3= 3^3\]Consequently, 3 is the cube root of 27.
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