Why does root(-8,3) return 2(-1)^(1/3) instead of -2?

Question:Why does root(-8,3) return 2(-1)^(1/3) instead of -2?

Posted: zenterix 310 Product: Maple

May 31 2022

Why is it not as simple as

to obtain a result for the cubic root of -8 that is what one would expect: -2?

Instead we obtain

root(-8,3)

Why doesn't Maple return -2?

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