Square roots and cube roots are often used to solve problems involving area and volume. For example, an aparment with a square floor plan has an area of 400 ft^2. To figure out the length and width of the apartment, you can find the square root of 400, or √ 400. The apartament measures 20 ft by 20 ft because 20^2=400.
What other problems might you solve by finding a square root ot cube root?