Perfect Squares and Cubes

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What is a perfect square?

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A perfect square is a number that can be expressed as the square of an integer. For example, 1, 4, 9, 16, and 25 are perfect squares.

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What is a perfect cube?

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A perfect cube is a number that can be expressed as the cube of an integer. For example, 1, 8, 27, and 64 are perfect cubes.

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What is the square root of 16?

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The square root of 16 is 4.

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What is the cube root of 27?

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The cube root of 27 is 3.

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How do you find the cube root of a number?

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To find the cube root of a number, you need to determine which number multiplied by itself three times equals the original number.

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What is the relationship between perfect squares and perfect cubes?

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Some numbers can be both perfect squares and perfect cubes, such as 64, which is 8 squared and 4 cubed.

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What is the cube of 4?

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The cube of 4 is 64, since 4 x 4 x 4 = 64.

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What is the square of 5?

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The square of 5 is 25, since 5 x 5 = 25.

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If a number is a perfect square, what can you say about its prime factorization?

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In the prime factorization of a perfect square, all prime factors must have even exponents.

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If a number is a perfect cube, what can you say about its prime factorization?

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In the prime factorization of a perfect cube, all prime factors must have exponents that are multiples of three.

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