Powers and roots

  • Cube Roots
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    Cube Roots

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Evaluate without a calculator: (5 sqrt2 + 7)^{1/3} - (5 sqrt2 - 7)^1/3}.

  • Plus or Minus
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    Plus or Minus

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Make and prove a conjecture about the value of the product of the Fibonacci numbers $F_{n+1}F_{n-1}$.