GMAT PREP Cube roots and 4th roots question

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by vishubn » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:42 pm
root4=2

cube root of 4= root 2 which is 1.41

fourth root of 2 is > 1

adding all shows it is greater than 4

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by poonam1279 » Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:22 am
How to evaluate root of 1.41 that is my query

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by vivek.kapoor83 » Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:49 am
u have to rem the values of
sqrt 2 = 1.41
sqrt 3 =1.732
no solution...and if u want to know how to calculate sqrt...a gr8 method is given in std 8 ncert maths book(Avl in India and by ur name i m assuming that ur an Indian), that will be good help..u can refer to that.i cant explain it here coz its a lengthy procedure.

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by vishubn » Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:23 am
hi Poonam

use this link ! it wil explain u more

https://www.beatthegmat.com/value-of-m-t17953.html

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