Raise any number to the third power and see the intermediate squaring step.
Cubing a number means raising it to the third power: x³ = x × x × x. This gives the volume of a cube with side length x. Negative numbers cubed stay negative (e.g. (−3)³ = −27).
Cube
x³ = x × x × x
Yes. Negative × negative = positive, then positive × negative = negative. So (−3)³ = 9 × (−3) = −27.
They are inverse operations. If x³ = y, then the cube root of y is x. For example, 5³ = 125 and ∛125 = 5.