13th root 13th root Extracting the 13th root of a number is a famous category for the mental calculation world records. The challenge consists of being given a large number (possibly over 100 digits) and asked to return the number that, when taken to the 13th power, equals the given number. For example, the 13th root of 8,192 is 2 and the 13th root of 96,889,010,407 is 7. Extracting the 13th root has certain properties. One is that the 13th root of a number is much smaller: a 13th root will have approximately 1/13th the number of digits. Thus, the 13th root
Root Down (EP) heard the recording and asked for it. "Root Down" is a song by the Beastie Boys from their fourth studio album "Ill Communication". The original version of the track, as well as two remixes of the track, are featured on the "Root Down" EP. It was released as a single in promotion of the "Root Down" EP; it also served as the fourth single from "Ill Communication". A sample from jazz musician Jimmy Smith's "Root Down (And Get It)", from his seminal album "Root Down", serves as the basis for "Root Down". A small vocal sample from "Root Down" was