Chapter 2 Square, Square Roots, Cubes and Cube Roots

1. The square of a number is the product obtained when a number is multiplied by itself. Example : a 2 = a X a The square root is the inverse of squaring. The square root of a number is a number that, when multiplied by itself, equals to the given number. Example : a 2 = a The cube of a number is a product that is obtained when the number is multiplied by itself twice. Example : a 3 = a X a X a The cube root of a number is a number that, when multiplied by itself twice, is equal to the given number. Example : 3 a 3= a The cube root is the inverse of cube.

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