8th Grade > Mathematics
CUBES AND CUBE ROOTS MCQs
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A
Let the side of the given cubical tank be 'a' metres .
Volume of the given cube is a×a×a
By prime factorization, we get cube root of 1331 as 11
Surface area of each side of a cube is a×a
Total surface area of the cube is 6×a×a
Cost incurred is then 10×6×11×11 = ₹ 7260
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A
Sum of cubes of first n natural numbers is (n(n+1))24
Putting n = 7,
(7(7+1))24
(7×8)24
= 784.
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B
a3- b3 = (a−b)( a2+ab+ b2)
a3+ b3 =(a+b)( a2-ab+ b2)
Puting the values of a and b, we get the value of p as 351.
Alternatively, we can observe that since a and b are positive, so denominator has to be greater than numerator. Thus, a3+ b3 will be greater than a3- b3
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The units digit of the cube of any number with 6 in its unit's place is always 6. Alternatively, we can see that 6 when multiplied with itself three times yields 216, whose last digit is 6.
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A
For every 10 mins passage of time, the number of students joining the class gets tripled i.e. multiplied by 3
The number of students joining after 40 minutes from now on is 729×3×3×3×3×3×3 ( from 20 mins back to 40 mins forward)
The cube root of 729 is 9.
Cube root of given number is 9×3×3=81
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B
Take two numbers, for example, 2 and 1 and check.
The difference of cubes of 2 and 1 is 7, which is not divisible by 3.
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A and D
The cube of a positive number is positive but the cube of a negative number is negative.
e.g: 23>22and (−2)3<(−2)2
The cube of any number between 0 and 1 is less than its square. Any number greater than 1 will have its cube greater than its square.
e.g 0.23<0.22
as 0.23=0.008 0.22=0.04
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A
The units digit of the cube of 7 i.e.343 is 3.
Thus, the units digit of the cube of the number whose unit digit is 7 will be 3.
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A
- 8 = - 2×−2×−2
3√−8 = −2
- 216 = −6×−6×−6
3√−216 = −6
So the given expression 3√−8−3√−216 becomes - 2 - (- 6) = - 2 + 6
= 4
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C
For a number to be a perfect cube, its prime factors should be expressed as triplets
By prime factorization, we get 1715 = 7×7×7×5
We have three 7’s but only one 5 so we need to divide the number by 5.