Cube Root of 5

The cube root of 5 is 1.70997594668. The cube root of 5 is expressed as ∛5 in radical form, where the “ ∛ “  sign is called the “radical” sign. In exponential form, it is written as (5)^⅓. If “m” is the cube root of 5, then, m³=5. Let us find the value of “m”.
 

The cube root of 5 is expressed as ∛5 as its simplest radical form. We can find cube root of 5 through a method, named as, Halley’s Method. Let us see how it finds the result.
 

Now, what is Halley’s Method?

It is an iterative method for finding cube roots of a given number N, such that, x³=N, where this method approximates the value of “x”.

Formula is ∛a≅ x((x³+2a) / (2x³+a)), where 

a=given number whose cube root you are going to find

x=integer guess for the cubic root

 Let us apply Halley’s method on the given number 5.

Step 1: Let a=5. Let us take x as 1, since, 1³=1 is the nearest perfect cube which is less than 5.

Step 2: Apply the formula.  ∛5≅ 1((1³+2×5) / (2(1)³+5))= 11/7=1.571

Hence, 1.571 is the approximate cubic root of 5.
 

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