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Roots and powers calculator

This tool computes square roots, cube roots, nth roots and integer or fractional powers. Choose the operation, enter the base and — where needed — the exponent or root degree. Negative bases are supported for odd-degree roots and all exponents in power mode.

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How we calculate roots and powers

Square root: √x = x^(1/2). Cube root: ∛x = x^(1/3). Nth root: ⁿ√x = x^(1/n). Power: aⁿ = a multiplied by itself n times. For even-degree roots of negative numbers the result is undefined in real numbers.

Example calculation

Square root of 144: operation = sqrt, base = 144 → result = 12 (since 12² = 144). Power example: 2 raised to the 10th power = 2¹⁰ = 1024.

Frequently asked questions

What is a square root?

The square root of x is a number y such that y² = x. For example √9 = 3. It is defined only for non-negative real numbers.

How do you calculate a cube root?

The cube root of x is y where y³ = x. Example: ∛27 = 3. Unlike the square root, cube roots exist for negative numbers: ∛(−8) = −2.

What is an nth root?

The nth root of x is y satisfying yⁿ = x. For even n, x must be ≥ 0 in the reals; for odd n, negative x is allowed.

aⁿ means a multiplied by itself n times. Example: 2⁵ = 32. Any non-zero number raised to the 0th power equals 1.

a⁻ⁿ = 1/aⁿ. Example: 2⁻³ = 1/8 = 0.125. Negative exponents represent reciprocals.

Not in real numbers. The square root of a negative number is imaginary (involves i). This calculator works in real numbers only.

The nth root of x equals x^(1/n). Example: √9 = 9^(0.5) = 3, ∛8 = 8^(1/3) = 2.

√(p/q) = √p / √q. Example: √(4/9) = 2/3. Enter 0.4444 as the base to get the same result.

x^(m/n) = (ⁿ√x)^m. Example: 8^(2/3) = (∛8)² = 2² = 4. Fractional exponents combine roots and powers.

From the quotient rule: aⁿ / aⁿ = a^(n−n) = a⁰ = 1. This holds for all a ≠ 0. The expression 0⁰ is indeterminate.

Results are indicative. The calculator operates on real numbers — even-degree roots of negative values return an error.

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