Important Questions Class 8 Maths Chapter 6

Cube and Cube Roots

Question 1: A cuboid of plasticine made by Parikshit with sides 5 cm, 2 cm, and 5
cm. How many such cuboids will be needed to form a cube?

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Answer 1: The given side of the cube is 5 cm, 2 cm and 5 cm.

Therefore, volume of cube = 5×2×5 = 50

The prime factorisation of 50 = 2×5×5

Here, 2, 5 and 5 cannot be grouped into triples of equal factors.

Therefore, we will multiply 50 by 2×2×5 = 20 to get the perfect square.

Question 2: State true or false.

(i) The cube of any odd number is even

(ii) A perfect cube never ends with two zeros.

(iii) If the square of a number ends with 5, then its cube ends with 25.
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(iv) There is no perfect cube which ends with 8.

(v) The cube of a two-digit number may be a three-digit number.

(vi) The cube of a two-digit number may have seven or more digits.
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(vii) The cube of a single-digit number may be a single-digit number.

Answer 2:

(i) This statement is false.

Taking a cube of any required odd numbers

3³= 3 x 3 x 3 = 27

7³=7 x 7 x 7= 343

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5³=5 x 5 x 5=125

All the required cubes of any given odd number will always be odd.

(ii) This statement is true.

10³= 10 x 10 x 10= 1000

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20³ = 20 x 20 x 20 = 2000

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150³ =150 x150 x150 = 3375000

Hence a perfect cube will never end with two zeros.

(iii) This statement is false.

15²= 15 x15= 225

15³= 15 x 15 x 15= 3375

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Thus, the square of any given number ends with 5; then the cube ends with the number 25

(iv) This statement is false.

2³= 2x2x2= 8

12³ = 12 x 12 x 12= 1728

(v) This statement is false.

The minimum two digits number is 10

And

10³=1000→4 Digit number.

The maximum two digits number is 99

And

99³=970299→6 Digit number

Accordingly, the cube of two-digit numbers can never be a three-digit number.

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(vi) This statement is false

10³=1000→4 Digit number.

The maximum two digits number is 99

And

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99³=970299→6 Digit number

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Accordingly, the cube of two-digit numbers can never have seven or more digits.

(vii) This statement is true

1³ = 1 x 1 x 1= 1

2³ = 2 x 2 x 2= 8

According to the cube, a single-digit can be a single-digit number.

Answer 3: 91125 = 3×3×3×3×3×3×3×5×5×5

By grouping the factors in triplets of equal factors, 91125 = (3×3×3)×(3×3×3)×(5×5×5)

Here, 91125 can be grouped into triplets of equal factors,

∴ 91125 = (3×3×5) = 45
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Thus , 45 is the cube root of 91125.

Question 4: Find the cube of 3.5.

Answer 4: 3.53 = 3.5 x 3.5 x 3.5

= 12.25 x 3.5

= 42.875

Question 5: (1.2) ³ = _________.

Answer 5: (1.2) ³ = 12/10

= (12/10) × (12/10) × (12/10)

= 1728/1000

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= 1.728

Question 6: There are _________ perfect cubes between 1 and 1000.

Answer 6:

There are 8 perfect cubes between 1 and 1000.

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2×2×2=8

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3 × 3 × 3 = 27

4 × 4 × 4 = 64

5 × 5 × 5 = 125

6 × 6 × 6 = 216

7 × 7 × 7 = 343

8 × 8 × 8 = 512

9 × 9 × 9 = 729
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Question 7: The cube of 100 will have _________ zeroes.

Answer 7: The cube of 100 will have six zeroes.

= 1003
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= 100 × 100 × 100

= 1000000

Question 8: Is 392 a perfect cube? If not, find the smallest natural number by which
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392 should be multiplied so that the product is a perfect cube.

Answer 8: The prime factorisation of 392 gives:

392 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 7 x 7

As we can see, number 7 cannot be paired in a group of three. Therefore, 392 is not a
perfect cube.

We must multiply the 7 by the original number to make it a perfect cube.

Thus,

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2 x 2 x 2 x 7 x 7 x 7 = 2744, which is a perfect cube, such as 23 x 73 or 143.

Hence, the smallest natural number, which should be multiplied by 392 to make a perfect
cube, is 7.

Question 9: Find the cube root of 10648 by the prime factorisation method.

Answer 9:10648 = 2×2×2×11×11×11

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Grouping the factors in triplets of number equal factors,

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10648 = (2×2×2)×(11×11×11)

Here, 10648 can be grouped into triplets of number equal factors,

∴ 10648 = 2 ×11 = 22

Therefore, the cube root of 10648 is 22.

Question 10: Which of the following numbers are in perfect cubes? In the case of a
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perfect cube, find the number whose cube is the given number 256

Answer 10: A perfect cube can be expressed as a product of three numbers of equal
factors

Resolving the given number into prime factors, we obtain

256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2× 2 × 2 × 2
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Since the number 256 has more than three factors

∴ 256 is not a perfect cube.

Question 11: (13/10) ³

Answer 11: The cube of a rational number is the result of multiplying a number by itself
three times.

To evaluate the cube of (13/10) ³

Firstly we need to convert into proper fractions, i.e.(13/10) ³

We need to multiply the given number three times, i.e. (13/10) × (13/10) × (13/10) =

(2197/1000)

∴ the cube of (1 3/10) is (2197/1000)

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Question 12: Find the smallest number by which 128 must be divided to get a perfect
cube.

Answer 12: The prime factorisation of 128 is given by:

128 = 2×2×2×2×2×2×2

By grouping the factors in triplets of equal factors,

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128 = (2×2×2)×(2×2×2)×2

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Here, 2 cannot be grouped into triples of equal factors.

Therefore, to obtain a perfect cube, we will divide 128 by 2.

Question 13: Find out the cube root of 13824 by the prime factorisation method.

Answer 13: First, let us prime factorise 13824:

13824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3

=2³×2³×2³×3³
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3√13824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 = 24
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