In mathematics, a cube root of a number x is a number y such that y³ = x. All nonzero real numbers, have exactly one real cube root and a pair of complex conjugate cube roots, and all nonzero complex numbers have three distinct complex cube roots. For example, the real cube root of 8, denoted ³√8, is 2, because 2³ = 8, while the other cube roots of 8 are −1 + √3i and −1 − √3i. The three cube roots of −27i are 3i, 3√(3)/2-3/2i, and -3√(3)/2-3/2i.
