STD 8 Maths Total Marks : 115

square and cube worksheet

section A

* Choose The Right Answer From The Given Options.[1 Marks Each] [76]

1. −−−−−−
If √1 + 27

169
= 1 +
x

13
then x =
(A) 14 (B) 1
(C) None of these. (D) Cannot be determined.
2. Without adding, find the sum. 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9.
(A) 16 (B) 36 (C) 9 (D) 25
3. The smallest 3-digit perfect square is:
(A) 999 (B) 100 (C) 961 (D) 125
4. −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
−−−−−−
−−
−−−
−−
− −−
√1 + √1 + √1+. . . .

(A) lies between 1 (B) Equals 1 (C) lies between 0 (D) Is grater than 2
and 2 and 1

5. Which of the following is the number non-perfect square numbers

between the square of the numbers n and n + 1?
(A) n + 1 (B) n (C) 2n (D) 2n + 1
6. The square root of 71 × 72 × 73 × 74 + 1 is:
(A) 5255 (B) 9625 (C) 9375 (D) 5625
7. Between 50 and 60, the perfect square number is:
(A) 56 (B) 55 (C) 54 (D) None
8. The hypotenuse of a right triangle with its legs of lengths 3x × 4x is:
(A) 5x (B) 7x (C) 16x (D) 25x
9. Which of the following is not a Pythagorean triplet?
(A) 3, 4, 5 (B) 6, 8, 10 (C) 5, 12, 13 (D) 2, 3, 4
10. Which letter best represents the location of √−−
25 on a number line?

(A) A. (B) B. (C) C. (D) D.

11. The value of √−−−− −−−−
(−1) ⋅ √(−1) is:

(A) -1 (B) ±2 (C) + 1 (D) None

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12. What is the square root of 79.21?
(A) 8.9 (B) 9.8 (C) 8.4 (D) 8.7
13. What could be the possible one’s digit of the square root of 121?
(A) 1, 9 (B) 3, 4 (C) 6, 7 (D) 7, 8
14. The sum of successive odd numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 is:
(A) 81 (B) 98 (C) 64 (D) 100
15. Square root of 0.081
X
0.484
X
2.5
is:
0.0064 6.25 21.1

(A) 0.95 (B) 0.45 (C) 0.75 (D) 0.65

16. If m is the cube root of n, then n is:
−
− 3 −
−
(A) m
3
(B) √m (C) m

3
(D) √m

17. If one member of a pythagorean triplet is 2m, then the other two
members are:
(A) m, m2 + 1 (B) m2 + 1, m2 - 1 (C) m2 , m2 - 1 (D) m2 , m + 1
18. The smaller number by which 396 must be multiplied so that the
product becomes a perfect square is:
(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 11
19. Which of −−−− −−− −−−
√1322, √872, √722 and √2092 would end with digit 1?
−−−−

(A) 1322 (B) 872 (C) 722 (D) 2092

20. Which among 432, 672, 522, 592 would end with digit 1?

(A) 432 (B) 672 (C) 522 (D) 592

21. The square of which of the following number will be an even number?
(A) 67 (B) 38 (C) 69 (D) 31
22. Which of 172, 342, 252 and 492 would have 6 at unit place?
(A) 172 (B) 342 (C) 252 (D) 492
23. The next two numbers in the number pattern 1, 4, 9, 16, 25 are:
(A) 35, 48 (B) 36, 49 (C) 36, 48 (D) 35, 49
24. If the xy = √−−−−
x +y
−
2
−
2
– –
value of [(1)(2√2)][(1)(−2√2)] is:
(A) 9 (B) 0 (C) -7 (D) 2
25. The value of √−−−−−−−−
−−−
−−
−
576 + √2401 is:

(A) 35 (B) 25 (C) 32 (D) 27

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26. Sum of squares of two numbers is 145. If square root of one number is 3,
find the other number.
(A) 136 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 64
27. How many nonsquare numbers he between the pair of numbers 362 and

372?
(A) 36 (B) 37 (C) 74 (D) 72
28. Tick (✓) the correct answer of the following:
−−
− −−
−
√0.9 × √1.6 = ?

(A) 0.12 (B) 1.2 (C) 0.75 (D) 12

29. A square board has an area of 144 square units. How long is each side of
the board?
(A) 11 units. (B) 12 units. (C) 13 units. (D) 14 units.
30. If 25
2
= 625 , then the square root of 625 is:
(A) 5 (B) 25 (C) 125 (D) 625
31. Which of the following can be the square of a natural number ‘n’?
(A) Sum of the squares of first n natural numbers.
(B) Sum of the first n natural numbers.
(C) Sum of first (n – 1) natural numbers.
(D) Sum of first ‘n’ odd natural numbers.
32. −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
−−−−−−−
−−
−−
−
The value of √248 + √52 + √144 is:
(A) 14 (B) 12 (C) 16 (D) 13
33. If a number has ‘1’ or ‘9’ in the unit’s place, then its square roor ends in
which of the following numbers.
(A) 1 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
34. If M is a square number, then the next immediate square number is:
−−
(A) M + 5 (B) M2 + 2M (C) M + 2 √M + 1 (D) None of these.

35. Given that −−−−

√4096 = 64,
−−−− −−−−
the value of √4096 + √40.96 is:
(A) 74 (B) 60.4 (C) 64.4 (D) 70.4
36. −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
−−−−−−−
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
–
Evaluate √41 − √21 + √19 − √9

(A) 3 (B) 6.4 (C) 6 (D) 5

37. 3 −−−
√1000
−
is equal to:

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 (A) 10 (B) 100 (C) 1 (D) None of these.
38. The value of (501)2 - (500)2 is:

(A) 101 (B) 1 (C) 1001 (D) None of these.

39. The Pythagorean triples whose smallest number is 8:
(A) 8, 17, 18 (B) 8, 16 17 (C) 8, 15, 16 (D) 8, 15, 17
40. There are 588 students in a school. For a mock drill they have to stand in
such a manner that the number of rows is equal to number of
columns. How many children would be left out in this arrangement?
(A) 13 (B) 15 (C) 12 (D) 18
41. Which of the following arc the factors of 1 – x2?

(A) (x + l)(x – I) (B) (1 – x)(1 + x) (C) (1 – x)(1 – x) (D) (1 + x)(1 + x)

42. −−−
1
−−−
1
√ + =
16 9

(A) 5

12
(B) 7

12
(C) 25

44
(D) None of these.
43. If m is the square of a natural number n, then n is:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
−
−
The square of m. Greater than m. Equal to m. √m .

44. Express 72 as the sum of two consecutive integers.

(A) 40 + 9 (B) 24 + 25 (C) 36 + 13 (D) 32 + 17

45. The smallest number by which 48 should be divided so as to get a
perfect square is:
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6
46. Which of the following is a Pythagorean-triplet?
(A) n, (n2 - 1) and (n2 + 1) (B) (n - 1), (n2 - 1) and (n2 + 1)
(C) (n + 1), (n2 - 1) and (n2 + 1) (D) 2n, (n2 - 1) and (n2 + 1)
47. A perfect square number having n digits where n is even will have
square root with:
(A) n + 1 digit (B) n

2
digit (C) n

3
digit (D) n+1

2
digit

48. If a number of n-digits is perfect square and ‘n’ is an odd number, then
which of the following is the number of digits of its square root?
(A) n-1

2
(B) n

2
(C) n+1

2
(D) 2n

49. The sum of first n odd natural numbers is:

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 (A) 2n + 1 (B) n2 (C) n2 - 1 (D) n2 + 1
50. The expansion of a
3
is
(A) 3 × a (B) a+a+a (C) 3 × 3 × 3 (D) a × a × a
51. A cuboid has dimensions 5cm , 2cm, 5cm .How many such cuboid will be
needed to form a cube?
(A) 20 (B) 10 (C) 5 (D) 2
52. The symbol for cube root is
– 3 −
− – 2 –
(A) √3 (B) √□ (C) √3 (D) √3

53. Mark (✓) against the correct answer:

3 −−−−−−−
√216 × 64 = ?

(A) 64 (B) 32 (C) 24 (D) 36

54. If the digit in one’s place of a number is 6, then the last digit of its cube
will be:
(A) 6 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 8
55. If x is ones digit and y is tens digit of a two digit number, then the cube
of the number will be _________.
(A) (10y + x)3 (B) (10y + x)2 (C) (10x + y)3 (D) None of these.

56. What.is the value of 73 - 63?

(A) 126 (B) 25 (C) 127 (D) 128

57. Which of the following is false?
(A) Cube of any odd number is odd.
(B) A perfect cube does not end with two zeroes.
(C) The cube of a single digit number may be a single digit number.
(D) There is no perfect cube which ends with 8.
58. The smallest natural number by which 135 must be divided to obtain a
perfect cube is:
(A) 5 (B) 3 (C) 15 (D) 9
59. If (2744)1/3 = 22p + 2, then the value of P is:

(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 2 (D) 8

60. Find the smallest number by which the number 100 must be multiplied
to obtain a perfect cube.
(A) 5 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 10

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61. Find the smallest number by which the number 625 must be divided to
obtain a perfect cube.
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 25 (D) 125
62. The volume of a cubical box is 64cm3. Which of the following is its side?

(A) 2cm (B) 4cm (C) 6cm (D) 8cm

63. The value of 4√−−−−
1000 is:
3

(A) 40 (B) 10 (C) 4 (D) 400

64. The value of 3√−−− −
− −−
343 × 3 √−64 is:

(A) -28 (B) -18 (C) 28 (D) 18

65. If 15x3 = 3240. Then what is the value of x'?

(A) 36 (B) 6 (C) 0.6 (D) 60​

66. Each prime factor appears _________ times in its cube?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 4
67. What is the one’s digit in the cube root of the cube number 3375?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 4
68. If the side of the cubical box is 9cm. What will be its volume?
(A) 729cm3 (B) 21cm3 (C) 343cm3 (D) 27cm3
69. Mark (✓) against the correct answer:
3
3
(1 ) = ?
4

(A) 1
27

64
(B) 2
27

64
(C) 5
23

64
(D) None of these.
70. The cube of the given number is : 0.4.
(A) 0.064 (B) 0.074 (C) 0.194 (D) None
71. The one’s digit of the cube of the number 68 is:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 6 (D) 8
72. Which of the following the cube root of − 125
?
512

(A) −
5

6
(B) −
8

5
(C) 5

8
(D) −
5

73. Two cubes have volume in the ratio 1 : 27. The ratio of the area of the
face of one to that of the other is:
(A) 1 : 3 (B) 1 : 18 (C) 1 : 9 (D) 1 : 6
74. Tick (✓) the correct answer:
3 −−−−−−−
√125 × 64 = ?
 (A) 100 (B) 40 (C) 20 (D) 30
75. If a number is doubled then which of the following is a correct
statement?
(A) Its cube is two times the cube of the given number.
(B) Its cube is three times the cube of the given number.
(C) Its cube is six times the cube of the given number.
(D) Its cube is eight times the cube of the given number.
76. Find the smallest number by which the number 392 must be multiplied
to obtain a perfect cube.
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 6

section B

* Questions With Calculation.[2 Marks Each] [4]

77. Parikshit makes a cuboid of plasticine of sides 5 cm, 2 cm, 5 cm. How many
such cuboids will he need to form a cube?
78. Is 53240 a perfect cube? If not, then by which smallest natural number
should 53240 be divided so that the quotient is a perfect cube?

section C

* Questions With Calculation.[3 Marks Each] [3]

79. Find the cube root of 175616 by prime factorisation method.

section D

* Case study based questions [32]

80. A gardener has 1000 plants. He wants to plant these in such a way that
the number of rows and the number of columns remain same. Find the
minimum number of plants he needs more for this.
81. 2025 plants are to be planted in a garden in such a way that each row
contains as many plants as the number of rows. Find the number of rows
and the number of plants in each row.
82. For each of the following numbers, find the smallest whole number by
which it should be divided so as to get a perfect square. Also find the
square root of the square number so obtained.
2645
83. Find the least number which must be added to each of the following
numbers so as to get a perfect square. Also find the square root of the
perfect square so obtained.
1750
84. In a right triangle ABC, ÐB = 90°.
If AC = 13 cm, BC = 5 cm, find AB
85. The students of Class VIII of a school donated ₹ 2401 in all, for Prime
Minister’s National Relief Fund. Each student donated as many rupees as
the number of students in the class. Find the number of students in the
class.
86. Find the length of the side of a square whose area is 441 m2.

87. Find the least number which must be subtracted from each of the
following numbers so as to get a perfect square. Also find the square root
of the perfect square so obtained.
3250
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