Fill in the Blank with One of the Words or Phrases

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below. $$\begin{array} { l l l } \text { index rationalizing } & \text { conjugate } & \text { principal square rootcube root midpoint } \\\text { complex numberlike radicals } & \text { radicand } & \text { imaginary unit } \quad \text { distance }\end{array}$$
-The_________ of a number is written as $\sqrt [ 3 ] { \mathrm { a } }$ .

A) midpoint
B) cube root
C) distance
D) principal square root