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INThe reel features a 33-second video presenting a viral math puzzle that uses a digit-sum 'hack' to compute roots, starting with ∛125 = 5 via 1+2+5-3 and √64 = 8 via 6+4-2, building to find √196.
The apparent pattern subtract 3 from digit sum for cube roots, 2 for square roots yields correct answers for these handpicked perfect powers, such as √289 = 17 (2+8+9-2), but implies a universal shortcut.
This method is illusory and unreliable, failing on numbers like √169 (1+6+9-2=14, yet actual root is 13), as confirmed by similar debunked trends on platforms like Instagram, confusing viewers despite its engaging format.
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