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5 CUBES AND CUBE ROOTS

Q1. Fill in the blanks with the correct option:


a. Cube root of –64 is ______. (positive/negative)
b. Cube of (–xy) is ______. (–x3y3 / –xy3)
3
1 1 1
c. Cube root of is ______. ( / 3 )
b b b
d. The digit in the ones place in the cube of 56 is ______. (6 / 5)

Q2. Find the prime factorisation of the following numbers and fill in the
blanks. Determine whether they are perfect cubes or not, and write
Yes/No alongside each of the following:
Number Prime factorisation Perfect cube (Yes/No)
a. 1764 _______________ ______
b. 2744 _______________ ______
c. 3375 _______________ ______

Q3. Find the smallest number by which 23040 must be


a. multiplied
b. divided
so as to make the resulting number a perfect cube.
Fill in the blanks with the correct number:
a. 23040 × ______ = ______ is a perfect cube.
b. 23040 ÷ ______ = ______ is a perfect cube.

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Q4. Find the cube root of the following numbers:
a. 15.625 : _________
b. 9261 : _________
c. 140 76 : _________
125

Q5. If the length of each side of cube X is three times the side of cube Y,
find the ratio of their volumes.
Ratio of the volume of cube X to the volume of cube Y = ____ : ____

Q6. The side of a cube is 3.5 cm. Find the volume of the cube.
Answer: ________________________

Q7. If a and b are prime numbers, find whether each of the following is a
perfect cube or not:
Number Perfect cube (Yes/No)
a. a4b4 ______
b. a9b6 ______
c. a3b6 ______
d. a8b125 ______

Q8. Evaluate each of the following:


3 3
a. 343 − −9261 = ________
3
b. 3375 × 3 125 = ________
3 3
c. −8 + −8000 = ________

Q9. If the volume of a cubical box is 3511.808 cm3, find the length of each
side of the box.
Answer: ________________________

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Q10. Mrs Tandon brought 64 cubes of side 1 cm each for the Maths
activity class. She asked the students to create solid cubes of different
dimensions, as given in the table below. In the table, tick () the cubes
that the students would be able to make and cross out () the ones
which would not be possible.
Length of each side of cube Possible/Not Possible
3 cm
2 cm
5 cm
4 cm

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Answers
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1. a. negative; b. –x3y3 c. 3 ; d. 6
b
2.
Number Prime factorisation Perfect cube(Yes/No)
a. 1764 7 × 3 × 7 × 3 × 2 × 2 No
b. 2744 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 7 Yes
c. 3375 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 5 Yes
3. a. 23040 × 75 = 17,28,000; b. 23040 ÷ 45 = 512
4. a. 2.5; b. 21; c. 51
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5. 27 : 1
6. 42.875 cm3
7. a. No; b. Yes; c. Yes; d. No
8. a. 28; b. 75; c. –22
9. 15.2 cm
10.
Length of each side of cube Possible/Not Possible
3 cm 3
2 cm 3
5 cm ✗
4 cm 3

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