8th Grade > Mathematics
CUBES AND CUBE ROOTS MCQs
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A
100 = 102
= 13+ 23+ 33+ 43
= 1+8+27+64
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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.