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I would like to write the nth root, it's fairly simple as 

\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{equation}    
   a = \sqrt[n]{b}
\end{equation}

but I get the output as

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Can anybody help me with this. Thanks!

Edit: I have added the MWE

As I was preparing the MWE, I noticed that there is a new sqrt definition in the document setup I borrowed.

\documentclass{memoir}
\usepackage{amsmath}

\let\oldsqrt\sqrt
\def\sqrt{\mathpalette\DHLhksqrt}
\def\DHLhksqrt#1#2{%
\setbox0=\hbox{$#1\oldsqrt{#2\,}$}\dimen0=\ht0
\advance\dimen0-0.2\ht0
\setbox2=\hbox{\vrule height\ht0 depth -\dimen0}%
{\box0\lower0.4pt\box2}}


\begin{document}
\begin{equation}    
   a = \sqrt[n]{b}
\end{equation}
\end{document}

Now how to get the nth root in this new sqrt?

Chandramouli Santhanam
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    Welcome to tex.sx. The cause of this anomaly may be the use of some incompatible package. Please provide a small compilable file beginning with \documentclass and ending with \end{document} that results in the problematic output. That will give us the information we need to debug the problem. – barbara beeton Jul 03 '19 at 02:13
  • Can you provide your MWE? Please refer this link https://tex.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/430/text-building-blocks about how to post MWE – MadyYuvi Jul 03 '19 at 04:26
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    Where is the redefinition coming from? It is quite obvious, that it is incompatible. – Johannes_B Jul 03 '19 at 04:39
  • I borrowed the document template and it was in that. Unfortunately I don't know anythinig more about that :( – Chandramouli Santhanam Jul 03 '19 at 05:08
  • Perfect! That was the tweak that was needed – Chandramouli Santhanam Jul 03 '19 at 05:47

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