# Writing non square root radicals in "math input" line

**URL:** <https://cl.desmos.com/t/writing-non-square-root-radicals-in-math-input-line/3479>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [June 10, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/writing-non-square-root-radicals-in-math-input-line/3479 "2021-06-10T14:04:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Micah\_Baldree](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/micah_baldree/32/387_2.png) [@Micah\_Baldree](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Micah_Baldree)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/writing-non-square-root-radicals-in-math-input-line/3479/1 "2021-06-10T14:04:41Z")

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I figured out how to write non square root radicals in the CL  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/desmos/original/2X/e/efe642b921651026b4f21dc63973c9b042894330.png)

but if I want students to write the simplified versions of these radicals, how do they type it in on the math input section? Asking so I can tell them in the hint box.

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**Author:** ![SteinSchreiber](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/steinschreiber/32/2267_2.png) [@SteinSchreiber](https://cl.desmos.com/u/SteinSchreiber)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/writing-non-square-root-radicals-in-math-input-line/3479/2 "2021-06-10T14:17:23Z")

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Students can type nthroot and the correct math input will pop up like when they type sqrt. (I searched this on here and just found this myself and then lost it. Sorry I couldn’t link to the answer.)

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**Author:** ![Micah\_Baldree](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/micah_baldree/32/387_2.png) [@Micah\_Baldree](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Micah_Baldree)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/writing-non-square-root-radicals-in-math-input-line/3479/3 "2021-06-10T14:19:24Z")

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That’s Perfect! Thank you so much!

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**Author:** ![cwinske](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/cwinske/32/3106_2.png) [@cwinske](https://cl.desmos.com/u/cwinske)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/writing-non-square-root-radicals-in-math-input-line/3479/4 "2021-06-10T15:15:19Z")

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The students should be able to click the keyboard button that’s attached to the math input box as well. From there, they can click the nthroot button.