TEST YOUR CONCEPTS

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Direction for questions from 1 to 5: Fill in the blanks

1. 11 +¿ +¿ 199 +¿

2. ¿

3. ¿
3 2
4. ( 22 ) − ( − 23 ) =¿
0
5. ¿ +397 +298 +199 ] =¿

Direction for questions from 6 to 10: Select the correct alternative from the given
choices.

6. Which of the following is negative?

(a) ¿
(b) ¿
(c) ¿
(d) ¿

7. Which of the following is the greatest?

(a) 6 2 −22
(b) 72 − 42
(c) 82 −6 2
(d) 92 −8 2

8. Which of the following is/are true?

(A) 26
(B) 3 4
(C) 33
(D) 4 3

(E) 92
(a) A=D
(b) B=E
(c) B=D
(d) Both (a) and (b)

9. 36 −3 4 × 32=¿
(a) 3 4
(b) 3 4
(c) 1
(d) 0
 10. Which of the following is not equal to 4096 ?
(a) 212
(b) 4 6
(c) 85
(d) 163

Direction for question 11: Match Column A with Column B.

11.
Column A

Column B

(a) [ 29 ×212 ] ÷ 25 () (p) 210

(b) [ 219 × 214 ] ÷ 220 () (q) 213

(c) [ 217 × 218 ] ÷ 216 () (r) 216

(d) [ 26 ×212 ] ÷ 28 () (s) 219

Direction for questions from 12 to 16: Fill in the blanks

12. The smallest perfect square and the perfect cube other than 1 is

13. The square of the smallest two-digit natural number which has the same digits is

14. The cube of the greatest single digit natural number is

15. The sum of the square roots of all the 2-digit perfect squares is

16. The sum of the cube roots of all the 2-digit perfect cubes is

Direction for questions from 17 to 21: Select the correct alternative from the given
choices.

17. The square of a natural number and the cube of the number are same. The
number(s) is/are
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

18. Which of the following is not a perfect square?

(a) 16
(b) 36
(c) 64
(d) 91

19. Which of the following is/are true?

(a) √ 16+9=7
(b) √ 9+7=4

(c) √ 64+36=14

(d) Both (a) and (c)

20. √
3
829 − 486=¿
(a) 9
(b) 8
(c) 7
(d) 6

21. Which of the following is equal to √

3 3
3 +4 3 +53 ?
(a) √ 36
(b) √ 63
(c) √ 82
(d) √ 83

Direction for question 22: Match Column A with Column B.

22.
Column A
Column B
(a) √
3 9
2 6× 3124
() (p) 2 ×3
(b) √2 12
2 4 ×3 83
() (q) 2 ×3
(c) √
3 12
2 4 ×3 69
() (r) 2 ×3
(d) √2 8
2 3× 3124
() (s) 2 ×3

Short Answer Type Questions

23. Find the base and the exponent of each of the following.
(i) ¿
(ii) ¿
(iii) -8

24. Prime factorize and also write in exponential form of the following.
(i) 360
(ii) 3675

25. Evaluate the following.

(i) ¿
(ii) ¿
(iii) ¿
(iv) ¿

26. Find the value of an exponential expression whose exponent is the smallest
composite number and base is the smallest odd prime number.
 27. Simplify the following.

(i) ¿

(ii) ¿
2
28. Simplify [ 33 + 43 +53 ] and express in exponential form.

29. What should be multiplied to 24 ×3 2 ×5 2 so that the product is equal to 21600 ?

30. By what should 32 ×55 ×7 2 be divided so that the quotient is equal to 13125 ?

31. Simplify: 26 ×23 +219 ÷ 213 − 211 ÷ 22

32. Simplify: { 7 2 ×7 3 } ÷ 7 8 × 72 +4 2 − 32

33. Find the square root of the following.

(i) 2025
(ii) ¿

34. Find the square root of the following.

(i) 256 ÷ 289
(ii) (625)(361)

35. Simplify:

(i) √ 196 − √ 81

(ii) ( √ 484 + √ 64)÷ ( √ 400 − √ 121)

36. Find the cube root of the following.

(i) 27000
(ii) ¿

37. Find the cube root of the following.

(i) (512)÷ 1331
(ii) (343) (1728)

Direction for questions 38 and 39: Compute the following.

38. (i) √ 10.24
(ii) √ 0.1225
39. (i) √3
1.728
(ii) √ 0.729
3

40. In a school, there is certain number of classrooms. The number of benches in

each classroom is equal to that of classrooms. If the total number of benches in
all the classrooms is equal to 196, then find the number of benches in each
classroom. (The number of classrooms is the square root of the total number of
benches)

41. The total surface area of a solid cube is equal to 6 times the square of the edge of
the cube. If the total surface area of the cube is 384 s q . cm. Find the length of the
edge of the cube in c m.
 42. The volume of a solid dice is equal to the cube of its edge. If the volume of the
dice is equal to 125 cubic cm, then find the length of the edge of the cube in c m.

CONCEPT APPLICATION
1. How many natural numbers are there from 102 to 202 ?
(a) 299
(b) 300
(c) 301
(d) 400

2. √ 0.64 − √0.0064 + √ 6.4 ÷ √ 0.064=¿

(a) 10.88
(b) 9.88
(c) 9.72
(d) 10.72

3. √3 2 √0.25=¿
(a) 0.5
(b) 0.05
(c) 0.005
(d) 1

[{( ) ( ) } (( ) ) ] ( )
1 −1 −2 3
2 5−2 256 2 2 4 1 −1
4. 4 × 625 ÷ × =¿
(a) 3475 3 0.1
(b) 4367
(c) 335
5
(d) 3 6
4
5. A farmer wants to convert his rectangular field into a square shaped field of the
same area. The length and the breadth of the field is 54 m and 24 m,
respectively. After conversion, what is the side of the square field?
(a) 24 m
(b) 36 m
(c) 48 m
(d) 54 m

ASSESSMENT TEST
1. Prime factorize the following.
(i) 480
(ii) 729

2. Evaluate the following using laws of exponents.

(i) 53 ×55

(ii) ¿

(iii) ¿

(iv) ¿
 2
3. Simplify ( 152 +202 ) and express in exponential form.

4. Simplify 52 +513 ÷ 5 9 of 54 .

Direction for questions from 5 to 7: Compute the following.

5. √ 1296
6. √ 17.64
7. √3 5.832
8. The area of a square shaped tile is equal to the square of the length of the side of
the tile and it is equal to 1.44 sq. ft. Find the length of the side of the tile in feet.

9. A number, x is a perfect cube. What are the possible digits in the unit's place of x
?

10. Determine the exponents of -4 which will make it a positive result.

11. What will be the exponent of 5 which will make the result 625 ?

12. If a painting of area 144 sq. m covers the area of a square frame, then what is the
length of the frame?

13. Find the cube of the following:

(i) 13
(ii) -13

14. Write the exponent of 4 so that the result is 1024 .

15. Identify the base and exponent of the following:

(i) −¿
(ii) ¿

CROSSWORD
1

3 4 5

6 7
8 9

10

Across
2. The square root of the 'area of a square'

3. In 25, the position of 5 is

4. The least number to be multiplied to 18 so that the product is perfect square

5. The result, when a number is multiplied by the square of the number

6. The result, when a negative number is raised to the power of even integer
Down

7. The cube root of the 'volume of a cube'

8. The result, when a negative number is raised to the power of odd integer

9. The least number by which 81 should be divided to get a perfect cube

10. The result, when a rational number is raised to the power of non-negative and
non-positive

11. In 25, the position of 2 is

TEST YOUR CONCEPTS

Very Short Answer Type Questions
1. 100

2. 64

3. 1

4. 121

5. 999

6. 729
 7. 0

8. 39

9. 1

10. 7

11. (c)

12. (b)

13. (b)

14. (d)

15. (d)

16. (b)

17. (d)

18. (c)

19. (c)

20. (a)

21. (a) →(r ); (b) → (q); (c) → (s); (d) → (p)

22. (a) → (s); (b) → (p); (c) → (q); (d) → (r)

Short Answer Type Questions

23. (a) Base ¿ 72, Exponent ¿ 36

1 ¿ − 8; Exponent ¿ 4
(b) Base
32. 7
7
(c) Base ¿ 8; Exponent ¿ 4
33. (a) 45
(b) ¿

24. (a) 23 ×32 ×51

(b) 31 ×52 ×72

34. (a) 16 /17

(b) 475

25. (a) -125

(b) 64
 27
(c)
1331
64
(d)
729
26. 81

35. (a) 5
10
(b)
3
36. (a) 30
(b) ¿
8
37. (a)
11
(b) 84

27. (a) ¿
(b) ¿
28. 26 ×36

38. (a) 3.2

(b) 0.35
29. 6

39. (a) 1.2

(b) 0.9
30. 105
40. 14
31. 26
41. 8
42. 5

CONCEPT APPLICATION
1. (c)

2. (d)

3. (a)

4. (d)

5. (b)

ASSESSMENT TEST
1. (a) 25 ×3 ×5
(b) 36
2. (a) 58
(b) ¿
 (c) ¿
(d) ¿
3. 58
4. 26
5. 36
6. 4.2
7. 1.8
8. 1.2
9. 0 , 1 ,2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8, or 9

CROSSWORD
Across

Down

2. Side

3. Edge

4. Exponent

5. Negative

6. Two

7. Three

8. Cube

9. Positive

10. One

11. Base

TEST YOUR CONCEPTS

Very Short Answer Type Questions
1. ¿
1 99
1 +¿ +1 +¿
¿ 1+1+1+… . .+1 (100 times ¿=100

2. ¿
¿¿
3. ¿
¿¿

¿¿
3 2
4. ( 22 ) − ( − 23 ) =¿
0
5. [ 991 +98 2+ 973 +… … … . .+397 +298 +199 ] =1, since a 0=1.
6. Choice (a): ¿ (positive) (positive) ¿ positive

Choice (b): ¿ (negative) (negative) ¿ positive

Choice (c): ¿ (positive) (negative) ¿ negative

Choice (d): ¿ (positive) (positive) ¿ positive

Hence, the correct option is (c).

7. 6 2 −22=36 −4=32
2 2
7 − 4 =49 −16=33
2 2
8 −6 =64 − 36=28
2 2
9 −8 =81 −64=17
∴ 72 − 4 2 is the greatest number.
Hence, the correct option is (b).

8. 26=64=4 3 and 3 4=92

Hence, the correct option is (d).

9. 36 −3 4 × 32=36 −3 4 +2=36 −36 =0

Hence, the correct option is (d).

10. 212=4096 ; 4 6=4096 ; 16 3=4096 ; 85=215

Hence, the correct option is (c).

11. (a) [ 29 ×212 ] ÷ 25=2 21 ÷ 25=221− 5=216 → (r) (b) [ 219 × 214 ] ÷ 220=233 ÷2 20=233− 20=213
→ (q)
(c) [ 217 × 218 ] ÷ 216=235 ÷216=235− 16=219 → (s)

(d) [ 26 ×212 ] ÷ 28=218 ÷ 28=218 −8 =210 → (p)

Therefore, the correct match is:

(a) → (r); (b) → (q); (c) → (s); (d) → (p)

 12. The smallest perfect square and perfect cube natural number other than 1 is
2 3
64=8 =4 .
13. The square of the smallest 2 -digit natural number, which has same digits, is
2
11 =121.
14. The cube of the greatest single digit natural number is 93 =729.

15. The sum of the square roots of all the 2-digit perfect squares

¿ √ 16+ √ 25+ √ 36+ √ 49+ √ 64 + √ 81

¿ 4 +5+6+ 7+8+ 9

¿ 39
16. The sum of the cube roots of all the 2-digit perfect cubes
¿ √ 27+ √ 64
¿ 3+ 4

¿7
17. 12=13
Hence, the correct option is (b).

18. 91 is not a perfect square.

Hence, the correct option is (d).

19. √ 9+7=√ 16=4 is a true statement.

Hence, the correct option is (b).

829 − 486= √3 343=√ 7 3=7

3
20. √
3

Hence, the correct option is (c).

21. √3 33 +4 3 +53= √3 27+ 64+125=√3 216

¿ √ 63=6= √36
3

Hence, the correct option is (a).

22. (a) √
3 9
2 × 312=29 /3 ×312 /3=23 ×3 4 → ¿ s)
(b) √ 212 ×3 8=212/ 2 × 38 /2=26 ×3 4 →( p)
2

(c) √ 2 ×3 9=212/ 3 × 39 /3=2 4 × 33 → (q) (d) √ 2 × 3 =2 ×3 =2 × 3 →(r)

3 12 2 8 12 8 /2 12 /2 4 6

Therefore, the correct match is:

(a) → (s), (b) → (p), (c) → (q), (d) → (r)

Short Answer Type Questions
23. (a) ¿
∴ Base ¿ 72 ; Exponent ¿ 36
(b) ¿

∴ Base =−8 ; Exponent =4

(c) − 84

∴ Base ¿ 8; Exponent ¿ 4
24. (a) 360=2× 180 ¿ 2 ×2 ×90
¿ 2 ×2 ×2 ×45
¿ 2 ×2 ×2 ×3 ×15
3 2 1
(b) 3675=3× 1225 ¿2 ×3 ×5
¿ 3 ×5 × 245=3 ×5 × 5× 49
1 2 2
¿ 3 ×5 ×5 ×7 × 7=3 × 5 × 7
25. (a) ¿
(b) ¿

( ) ( )( )( 113 )= 1331
3
3 3 3 27
(c) =
11 1 211 311
(d) ( )( )( )
2 2 2
3 3 3
¿ ( )( )( )( )( )( )=
2 2 2 2 2 2 64
3 3 3 3 3 3 729
26. The exponent is the smallest composite number which is 4 and the base is the
smallest odd prime number which is 3 .
The required expression is 3 4=81.

27. (a) We have a m × an =am +n

¿
(b) We have a m ÷ a n=a m −n

¿
2
28. [ 33 + 43 +53 ] =¿
¿
29. 21600=(216)(100)
¿ ( 23 ×33 ) ( 22 ×52 ) =23+2 ×33 ×52
=2 ×3 ×5 ¿=( 2 ×3 ×5 ) (2× 3)¿=( 2 × 3 × 5 ) (6)¿
5 3 2 4 2 2 4 2 2
¿ 25 ×3 3 × 52
¿
The required number ¿ 6

30. 13125=31 × 54 ×71 =[ 32 × 55 × 72 ] ÷[3 × 5× 7]

 ¿ [ 32 ×55 ×72 ] ÷ 105
The required number ¿ 105

31. 26 ×23 +219 ÷ 213 − 211 ÷ 22

6 3 19 −13 11−2 6 3 6 9
¿ 2 ×2 +2 − 2 =2 × 2 + 2 − 2
6 +3
¿ 2 + 2 − 29=29 +26 −29 =26
6

32. { 7 2 ×7 3 } ÷ 7 8 × 72 +4 2 − 32
¿ {7 } ÷7 8 × 72 +4 2 − 32
2+3

5 8 2 2 2
¿ 7 ÷ 7 ×7 + 4 −3
7 8
¿ 7 ÷ 7 +16 − 9=1 ÷ 7+7
1 1
¿ +7=7
7 7
33. (a) 2025=34 ×52
√ 2025 ¿3 4 /2 ×52 /2
¿ ¿ 45
(b) ¿

¿
34. (a) 256 ÷ 289=2 8 ÷ 172
√ 256 ÷ 289
¿ √ 28 ÷ 17 2
8 /2 2/ 2
¿2 ÷17
4
¿ 2 ÷ 17
¿ 16 /17
(b) (625)(361)=5 4 × 192

√(625)(361)
¿ √ 5 ×19
4 2

4/2 2/ 2
¿5 × 19
2
¿ 5 ×19=475
35. (a) √ 196 − √ 81
2/ 2 2/ 2
¿ 14 −9
¿ 14 − 9=5
(b) ( √ 484 + √ 64)÷ ( √ 400 − √ 121)
( 222 /2 +82 /2 ) ÷ ( 202 /2 +112 /2 )
(22+8)÷(20 −11)=30÷ 9
10
¿
3
36. (a) 27000=(27)(1000)
¿¿

√ 27000= √33 ×103

3

¿¿
¿ 30
3
(b) √ ¿¿
¿¿

¿¿
37. (a) √
3
512÷ 1331

¿ √ 83 ÷113
3

3 /3 3 /3
¿ 8 ÷ 11
8
¿
11
(b) √3
(343)(1728)

¿ √ 73 ×123
3

¿ ( 7 3/ 3 )( 123 /3 )
¿(7)(12)=84
38. (a) √ 10.24
¿ √ (1024 /100)

¿
√ 210
10
10/ 2
¿ 2 /10
2
2/ 2

5
¿ 2 /10
¿ 32/10=3.2
(b) √ 0.1225

¿ √ (1225 /1000)

¿ √ ( 5 × 7 ) /10
2 2 4
¿ ( 52 /2 ×7 2/ 2) /10 4 /2
¿(5× 7)/100
¿ 35/100=0.35
39. (a) √
3
1.728
¿ √ (1728 /1000)
3

¿ √ ( 2 ×3 ) /10
3 6 3 3

¿ ( 26 /3 ×33 / 3 ) /103/ 3
¿ ( 22 ×3 ) /10
¿ 12/10=1.2
(b) √
3
0.729
¿ √ (729 /1000)
3

¿ √ 36 /103
3

6 /3 3 /3
¿3 /10
2
¿ 3 /10
¿ 9 /10=0.9
40. Given that the number of classrooms is equal to the number of benches in each
classroom.
The total number of benches in all the classrooms is equal to 196.

And also given that the number of classrooms

¿ √ 196= √ 22 ×72 =2× 7=14

∴ The number of benches in each classroom ¿ 14
41. Given that the total surface area of a cube is equal to 6 times the square of the
edge of the cube. The total surface area of the cube ¿ 384 s q . c m.
Square of the edge ¿ 384 /6=64
∴ The length of the edge of the cube

¿ √ 64=√ 8 =8 c m
2

42. Given that the volume of a solid dice is equal to the cube of its edge.
The volume of the dice ¿ 125 cubic c m

∴ The length of the edge of the cube

¿ √3 125= √ 53
3
¿5 c m

CONCEPT APPLICATION
¿ √ 0.64 −from
1. The number of natural numbers √0.0064
6.4
√
10 +to 20 =¿ 400 − 100+1=301
2 2
0.064

√
Hence, the correct option is (c).
6.4 ×1000
¿ √ 0.64 − √ 0.0064 +
2. √ 0.64 − √ 0.0064 + √ 6.4 ÷ √ 0.064 64 ×10
¿ √ 0.64 − √ 0.0064 + √ 100
64
√ √
Hence, the correct option is (d). ¿ 100 − 10000 +10
8 8
64

3. √3
2 √0.25=√ 2 √0.5 × 0.5
3
¿ ¿ √3−2× 0.5 + 10
10 100
√3 1
¿ ¿10.72
¿1
Hence, the correct option is (d).

[ {( ) ( ) } ([( ) )( ] ( ) )( ) ] ( )
−2 1 −1 3 −1 −6 −1
2 256 2 2 42 −2 256 14 −14 1
4. × ¿
÷ −6 × × −1 ÷ ×

[(( ) ) (( ) ) ( ) ] ( )
3 62512 4 33 625
1 0.1 3 0.1
−2 −1 −1
2 256
¿ 2
× 2
÷ ×
[( ) ( ) ( ) ] ×( 0.11 )
625 14 3 6 −1
3 625 3 2 0.1
¿ × ÷
3 256 4

[ 3 4 3 ] 0.1 )
¿ ( )×
( ) × ( ) ×(
4 1 6 −1
Hence, the correct option is (a). 2 5 4 41
4
5. Let the length and the breadth of the rectangle be l and b , respectively.
¿
Let the side of square be ' a '.

Given, a × a=1 × b
2
a =54 ×24
2
a =1296
a=√ 1296
a=36 m
Hence, the correct option is (b).

ASSESSMENT TEST
¿ 2 ×2 ×120
1. (a) 480=2 ×240 ¿ 2 ×2 ×2 ×60
¿ 2 ×2 ×2 ×2 ×30
¿ 2 ×2 ×2 ×2 ×2 ×15
(b) 729=3× 243 ¿ 2 ×2 ¿×23 ××2
3××281×3 ×5
¿ 3¿×3
2 ××3
5
3××527
¿ 3 ×3 ×3 × 3× 9
¿ 3 ×3 ×3 × 3× 3 ×3
2. (a) 53 ×55=53+5=5 8
¿ 36
( a m × an =am +n )
(b) ¿

¿¿

( a m ÷ an=a m −n )
(c) ¿

¿¿

( a m × an =am +n )
(d) ¿

¿¿

( a m ÷ a2 n=a 2m −n
2
)
3. ( 15 +20 ) =¿

( a m ×2 an 13
=am +n )
4. 5 +5 ÷ 5 of 54 =52 +513 ÷ ( 5 9 × 54 )
9

¿ 52 +513 ÷ ( 5 9+4 )
2 13 13
¿ 5 +5 ÷ 5
¿ 25+1=26
5. √ 1296= √2 4 × 34
4/2 4 /2
¿2 ×3
2 2
¿ 2 × 3 =36
6. √ 17.64=√(1764 /100)
¿ √ ( 2 × 3 × 7 ) /10 =(2 ×3 ×7)/10
2 2 2 2

¿¿√42
3
( 23/10=4.2
× 3 ) /10
6 3

7. √ 5.832=√ (5832 /1000)

3 3
¿ ( 2 ×3 ) /10
3 /3 6/3 3/ 3

¿ ( 2× 3 ) /10
2

8. Given that the area of a square shaped¿ 18 /10

tile (the square of the side) ¿ 1.44 sq. f t .
¿ 1.8
∴ The length of the side of the tile ¿ √ 1.44

√( )
2
12
¿ √ (144 /100)= 2
=12 /10=1.2 f t
10
9. 13=1 ; 23=8 , 33=27 ; 4 3=64
3 3 3
5 =125 ; 6 =216 ; 7 =343
3 3 3
8 =512; 9 =729 ; 10 =1000
∴ The possible digits in the unit's place of a perfect cube are 0 , 1 ,2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 or 9 .
10. Even

11. 4

12. 12

13. (a) 2197

(b) -2197

14. 5

15. (a) base ¿ 2; exponent ¿ 4

(b) base ¿ −2 ; exponent ¿ 4

Chapter

REMEMBER
Before beginning this chapter, you should be able to:

 Recall division of numbers

 Compare numbers
 Recall units of different measures

KEY IDEAS
After completing this chapter, you should be able to:

 Understand terms of a ratio

 Define properties of a ratio
 Understand simplest form of a ratio
 Describe proportion