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The Roots are an American hip hop band, formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, having served in the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014.
The Roots are known for a jazzy and eclectic approach to hip-hop featuring live musical instruments and the group's work has consistently been met with critical acclaim. ThoughtCo ranked the band #7 on its list of the 25 Best Hip-Hop Groups of All-Time, calling them "Hip-hop's first legitimate band."In addition to the band's music, several members of the Roots are involved in side projects, including record production, acting, and regularly serving as guests on other musicians’ albums and live shows.

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  2. F

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    so i am starting with the equation x3 = √(3) - i first : change to a vector magnitude = √[ (√(3))2 + 12] = 2 and angle = tan-1( 1/√(3) ) = 30 degrees (in fourth quadrant) so i have a vector of 2 ∠ - 30 so i plot the vector on the graph and consider that : 1. the fundamental theorum of...
  3. T

    A How is this 'root stability' differential equation derived?

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  4. PsychonautQQ

    Finding the roots of a fourth degree polynomial

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  5. S

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  6. M

    MHB Using the roots of the equation find the value of a & b

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  7. Z

    B Help with understanding Nature of Roots for Quadratic and Cu

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  8. J

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  9. J

    Probability of equal roots in equation

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  10. N

    B Questions about equation roots

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  11. K

    MHB Approaching Question C1: Finding Roots of Elements in a Field

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  12. nmsurobert

    Understanding the Roots of a Quadratic Equation

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  13. Clara Chung

    I Newton's formula for the sums of powers of roots?

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  14. M

    MHB Find and approximate value square root of 3 using the roots of the graph.

    Using a graph of function $y=3-(x-1)^2$ which has got its negative & positive root s-0.8 and 2.7 respectively, Find an approximate value for $\sqrt{3}$. Any suggestions on how to begin? Should I be using the quadratic formula here? Many Thanks :)
  15. Hiero

    Rational roots of 4th degree polynomial with odd coefficents

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  16. M

    MHB Min -7, Interval -6 to 0, & Find Roots of \sqrt{7}

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  17. F

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  18. hideelo

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  19. V

    I Is this condition for infinite roots wrong?

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  20. kaliprasad

    MHB Rational Root of $ax^3+bx+c=0$ is Product of 2 Rational Roots

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  21. H

    I Prove an nth-degree polynomial has exactly n roots

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  22. PsychonautQQ

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  23. K

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  24. P

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  25. anemone

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  26. terryds

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  27. Albert1

    MHB Finding Integer Roots of $h+k=2016$

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  28. G

    I General formulae for the roots of a cubic equation

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  29. N

    I Finding multiple roots of polynomial using numerical methods

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  30. anemone

    MHB Cubic Equation And Its Roots

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  31. evinda

    MHB Exploring the Roots and Generators of $g$ in $\mathbb{F}_{16}$

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  32. B

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  33. anemone

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    Let $x_1,\,x_2,\,x_3$ be the three real roots of $P(x)=x^3-2x^2-x+1$ such that $x_1>x_2>x_3$. Evaluate $x_1^2x_2+x_2^2x_3+x_3^2x_1$.
  34. King_Silver

    Solving Homework Questions: Modulus, Arg, Roots

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  35. H

    MHB Using Substitution to Solve Cubic Equations

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  36. S

    MHB Roots of an irreducible polynomial over a finite field

    Let F=Z2 and let f(x) = X^3 +x+1 belong to F[x]. Suppose that a is a zero of f(x) in some extension of F. Using the field created above F(a) Show that a^2 and a^2+a are zeros of x^3+x+1?
  37. L

    MHB Are the Roots of cx^2 + 2ax +b = 0 Real?

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  38. RicardoMP

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  39. C

    If all 3 roots of ##az^3+bz^2+cz+d=0## have negative real part

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  40. kostoglotov

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  41. astrololo

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  42. L

    What Are Real Roots in Mathematics?

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  43. T

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  44. D

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  45. B

    How reconstitute a conic equation by 4 roots?

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  46. K

    Algebra problem involving square roots

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  47. M

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  48. Illmatic1

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  49. D

    I have a quick question on square roots.

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  50. Remixex

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