Cube Root of Square Root

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    What is the cube root of the square root of 128?
     
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    The "cube root of the square root" of any number is the sixth root of that number. The sixth root of 128, in particular, is an irrational number, approximately equal to 2.2449.​
     
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    Ha! Amazing, isn't it?
     
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