Calculators How do I calculate roots with the 15c

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To calculate the cube root of -8, the correct approach is to first find the cube root of 8 and then apply a negative sign to the result. Specifically, instead of trying to directly compute the cube root of a negative number, one should calculate -∛8. Many calculators do not support the direct calculation of roots for negative numbers, leading to errors.
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I'm trying to calculate the cube root of -8, for example, so I type in these buttons:

8
CHS (change sign)
Enter
3
1/x
y^x

But it gives me an error. What is the correct way to go about doing this?
 
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You won't be able to calculate ##\sqrt[3]{-8}##.
If you want it, calculate ##-\sqrt[3]{8}##.

Calculators can't take roots of negative numbers.
 
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