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Class 8 A Square and A Cube worksheet

CBSE Mathematics. Perfect squares and cubes, square and cube roots by prime factorisation, estimating roots, patterns, 1729. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Sample questions

Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.

Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    √784 equals:

    1. 29
    2. 28
    3. 26
    4. 392
    Answer

    (b) 28

    28 × 28 = 784

  2. 2.

    11³ equals:

    1. 1331
    2. 121
    3. 33
    4. 1342
    Answer

    (a) 1331

    11 × 11 × 11

  3. 3.

    A number that is the square of a whole number is called a:

    1. perfect cube
    2. prime number
    3. perfect square
    4. triangular number
    Answer

    (c) perfect square

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    Find √64 using prime factorisation.

    Answer

    8

    64 = 2⁶; halve each power: 2³ = 8

  2. 5.

    Find ∛1728 using prime factorisation.

    Answer

    12

    1728 = 2⁶ × 3³; divide each power by 3: 2² × 3 = 12

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    A square garden has an area of 3844 m². How long is each side, and how much fencing goes all round it?

    Answer

    62 m; 248 m

    √3844 = 62; 4 × 62

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