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A small number at the upper left of a radical sign means, what root you want to take. If there is no number, the number "2" is assumed (square root), meaning, "What number must I reais to the power 2, to get the number in the radical sign?" For example, the square root (or 2nd. root) of 100 is 10, since 10 to the power 2 = 100. As another example, the cubic root (3rd. root) of 125 is 5, since 5 to the power 3 = 125.

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