Squares, Cubes, and Their Roots

Squares, Cubes, and Their Roots

Grade 8th Grade · Math · 110 min· Hs.n-rn.a

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can evaluate perfect squares, perfect cubes, square roots, and cube roots.

Warm-Up Video

mathantics · 11:09

Math Antics - Exponents and Square Roots

Guided Notes

3 key concepts

  • 1

    Roots are the inverse operation of exponents; they 'undo' exponents.

  • 2

    The root symbol is also called the radical sign, and the number you want to take the root of goes under the sign.

  • 3

    The 2nd root is called the square root and the 3rd root is called the cube root.

Practice Questions

12 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

What is the cube root of 8?

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