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We have seen above, that when the root is to consist of several figures, the same course is to be pursued as when it consists of only two.

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13. What is the third root of 1990865512 ?

14. What is the third root of 513,345,176,343 ?

15 What is the third root of 217,125,148,004,864 ?

XXXII. The third power of a fraction is found by raising both numerator and denominator to the third power. Thus the third power of is 3 X X = 27

125.

Hence the third root of a fraction is found by finding the third root of both numerator and denominator. The third of 343=4.

Examples.

1. What is the third root of 19 ?

2. What is the third root of?

3. What is the third root of 3457 = 2744 ?

4. What is the third root of 30

729

5. What is the third root of 25 ?

It was remarked with regard to the second root that, when a whole number has not an exact root in whole numbers, its root cannot be exactly found, for no fractional quantity multiplied by itself can produce a whole number. The same is true with regard to all roots, and for the same reason.

Hence the third root of 25 cannot be found exactly because the numerator has no exact third root. The root of the denominator is 2, that of the numerator is between 2 and 3, nearest to 3. The approximate root is or 12.

6. What is the third root of ?

In this, neither the numerator nor the denominator is a perfect third power; but the denominator may be rendered a perfect third power, without altering the value of the fraction, by multiplying both terms of the fraction by 49, the second power of the denominator.

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The root of this is between and, nearest to the former. It is evident that the denominator of any fraction may be rendered a perfect third power, by multiplying both its terms by the second power of the denominator. The third root of a whole number which is not a perfect third power, may be approximated by converting the number into a fraction, whose denominator is a perfect third power.

What is the third root of 5?

We may find this root exact within less than of a unit, by converting it into a fraction, whose denominator is the third power of 12.

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The root of 49 is between 2 and 1; nearest the latter. The most convenient numbers to multiply by, are the third powers of 10, 100, 1000, &c. in which case, the fractional part of the root will be expressed in decimals, in the same manner as was shown for the second root. The multiplication may be performed at cach step of the work. For each decimal to be obtained in the root, three zeros must be annexed to the number, because the third power of 10 is 1000, that of 100, 1000000, &c.

7. The third root of 5 will be found by this method as follows.

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The 3d root of 5 is 1.709, within less than of a unit. We might approximate much nearer if necessary. The other method explained in the last article may be used if preferred.

8. What is the third root of 173 ?

The fractional part of this number must first be changed to a decimal.

173 = 17.75 = 17750 = 17.750.

1000

Hence it appears, that to prepare a number containing decimals, it is necessary that for every decimal place in the root, there should be three decimal places in the power. Therefore we must begin at the place of units, and separate the number both to the right and left into periods of three figures each. If these do not come out even in the decimals, they must be supplied by annexing zeros to the right.

9. What is the approximate third root of 25732.75? 10. What is the approximate third root of 23.1762 ? 11. What is the approximate third root of 123? 12. What is the approximate third root of 1? 13. What is the approximate third root of? 14. What is the approximate third root of?

XXXIII. Questions producing Pure Equations of the Third Degree.

1. A man wishes to make a cellar, that shall contain 31104 cubic feet; and in such a form, that the breadth shall be twice the depth, and the length 13 the breadth. What must be the length, breadth, and depth?

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2. There are two men whose ages are to each other as 5 to 4, and the sum of the third powers of their ages is 137781. What are their ages?

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Ans. Elder 45 years, and younger 36.

3. A man wishes to make a cubical cistern that shall contain 100 gallons. What must be the length of one of its

sides?

4. A bushel is 2150 cubic inches. What must be the size of a cubical box to hold 1 bushel?

5. What must be the size of a cubical box to hold 2 bushels ?

6. What must be the size of a cubical box to hold 8 bushels?

7. Find two numbers, such that the second power of the greater multiplied by the less may be equal to 448; and the second power of the less multiplied by the greater, may be

392?

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