How to type radical signs and solve radical equations

[bluestar101]

Need Help With Radicals!

can anybody help me with radicals,
and how do you type a radical problem on the computer? because there's no radical sign on the keyboard

 

[symbolipoint]

download and install TexAide, or learn the typesetting language for this forum. TexAide is easier; also freeware.

 

[Dick]

If you want the nth root of a, you can also say a^(1/n) and avoid the need for a radical symbol altogether.