What is the domain for variables with cube roots?

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In summary, the domain for the first equation is all real numbers, while the domain for the second equation is any real number. This is because the cube root of any real number can be either positive or negative.
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Specify the domain of each variable.

1. ax + b

Here x can be any integer.

In that case the domain is R, where R is ALL REAL NUMBERS.

2. ax^(1/3) + b

Let x^(1/3) be the cube root of x.

Let D = domain

x^(1/3) is > or = 0

[x^(1/3)]^3 > or = 0^(1/3)

x > or = 0

D = {x| x > or = 0}

Is any of this right?
 
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Specify the domain of each variable.

1. ax + b

Here x can be any integer.

In that case the domain is R, where R is ALL REAL NUMBERS.

Correct, there would be no restriction we would need to impose on $x$.

RTCNTC said:
2. ax^(1/3) + b

Let x^(1/3) be the cube root of x.

Let D = domain

x^(1/3) is > or = 0

[x^(1/3)]^3 > or = 0^(1/3)

x > or = 0

D = {x| x > or = 0}

Is any of this right?

Let's think about this...what is the cube of a negative number?
 
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Negative numbers can't have real number square roots, but negative numbers can have real number cube roots.

Sample: (-8)^(1/3) = -2

Back to my question.

(x)^(1/3) is the cube root of x. The domain can be any real number.
 

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