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CUBES AND CUBE ROOTS MCQs

Total Questions : 57 | Page 6 of 6 pages
Question 51.


Which of the following could be the cube of 37?


  1.     50653
  2.     50666
  3.     50892
  4.     55018
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 50653
:
A

The cube of an odd number is odd. So only 50653 is possible. We can also check the answer by calculating the cube of 37
= 37 × 37  × 37  = 50653.


Question 52.


Which of these is not a perfect cube?


  1.     343
  2.     1331
  3.     512
  4.     81
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 81
:
D

By prime factorization, we have


  343=7×7×71331=11×11×11  512=8×8×8    81=3×3×3×3


For a number to be a perfect cube ,each of its factors must be repeated thrice.
343, 1331 and 512 are the perfect cubes of 7, 11 and 8 respectively, whereas 81 is not, as 3 is repeating 4 times which is not a triplet.


81 is not a perfect cube.


Question 53.


What should be multiplied to 43200 to make it a perfect cube?


  1.     2
  2.     3
  3.     5
  4.     Already a perfect cube
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 5
:
C

For a number to be a perfect cube, its prime factors should be in the form of triplets
By prime factorization, 43200 =  26× 33× 52


Only two 5’s are there so we need one more 5 to make a triplet.


So if 43200 is multiplied by 5, we get a perfect cube.


Question 54.


The cube of a number is less than its square in which of the following cases ?


  1.     The number lies between -1 and 0
  2.     The number is 0
  3.     The number lies between 0 and 1
  4.     The number lies between 1 and 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> The number lies between -1 and 0
:
A and C
Cube of a negative number is negative but square of a negative number is positive. Thus, for a number lying between -1 and 0, the cube is less than its square.
The cube as well as the square of 0 is zero. For decimal numbers less than 1, the cube of a number is lesser than its square. For a number greater than 1, its cube is greater than its square.
Question 55.


Anshul and Balendu have 50 cubes of side 1 cm. They decided to make a larger cube by joining these smaller cubes. The number of larger cubes (all of different sizes) they can make is 


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 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> The number lies between -1 and 0
:
Since the side of the smaller cube is 1 cm, its volume will be 1 cubic cm.
We know that the volume of cubes of sides 1,2,3,4,... are 1,8,27,64...cubic cm.
But Anshul and Balendu have only 50 small cubes, so they can make cubes of 3 sizes with the help of 1,8 and 27 smaller cubes.
It should be noted that (50-1-8-27) = 14 smaller cubes will be left unused.
Question 56.


100 is the smallest square number that is the sum of cubes of 4 consecutive natural numbers.


  1.     True
  2.     False
  3.     5
  4.     Already a perfect cube
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A

100 = 102
= 13+ 23+ 33+ 43
= 1+8+27+64


Question 57.


The cube of average of 3 and 7 will also be the average of the of the cubes of 3 and 7.


  1.     True
  2.     False
  3.     The number lies between 0 and 1
  4.     The number lies between 1 and 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
:
B

The average of 3 and 7 is 5. The cube of 5 is 125. The cube of 3 and 7 is 27 and 343 respectively. The average of 27 and 343 is 185 which is not the cube of 5.


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