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If $n = \sqrt[4]{256}$ and $m = \sqrt[3]{- 27}$ , then m + n could equal which of the following? Indicate all such numbers.

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When solving this question, we may recall the following rule:

In general, if n is even, $\sqrt[n]{x^{n}} = |x|$ , and if n is odd, $\sqrt[n]{x^{n}} = x$ .

Thus, we know the following:

$\Rightarrow \sqrt[4]{256} = \sqrt[4]{4^{4}} = |4| = 4 = n$

$\Rightarrow \sqrt[3]{- 27} = \sqrt[3]{{(- 3)}^{3}} = - 3 = m$

There, the only value of m + n is 4 $-$ 3 = 1

Correct answer: A

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