Chapter 2 Squares, Square Roots, Cubes and Cube Roots

Objective Questions
1 122 (6)2 =
A 36
B 108

C 180
D 187

2 Which of the following numbers does not lie between 122 and 162?
A 100
C 196
B 169
D 225

3 Find the area, in cm2, of a square with sides of 13 cm.

C 189 cm2
A 144 cm2
B 169 cm2
D 196 cm2
 


4
5

20 =



A
5

5

4






B
5  20





C
25  4 0 0



D
5
(
6 
8 )


5 If x = 82
202, then
x =
A 20
B 160

C 240
D 400

6 Which of the following is not true?


A
17
= 11

9
3



B
7
7 = 7



C 6

6 = 2

6

 


D
6

7 =
4 2



 





2 7

3 =

49

49
A 4
B 14

C 24
D 34



8 The value of
4.2
10 000 lies between
A 20 and 30

C 200 and 300

B 70 and 80

D 700 and 800

9 Which of the following is TRUE?





A 10

0.016 = 4
 
B 8

16 =
32

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C 2

250 =
50

D 2
17
= 22

9
3

Mathematics Form 2

10 The area of a square is 5 4

cm2. Find the length, in cm, of each of its sides.
9
1
A 2 cm
C 31
cm
3
4
2
1
B 2 cm
D 3 cm
3
2
11 Which of the square roots of the following numbers is not an integer?
A 125
C 196
B 144
D 289

12 The square root of a number is between 30 and 40. Which of the following is a possible
value of this number?
A 6
C 400
B 225
D 961

13 The area of a square is 160 m2. The length of each side, in m, is approximately
A 10.5 m
C 13 m
B 12.6 m
D 15 m
14 Which of the following is equal to 3
 3
?
15
5
2
A 2

6
B 4
[ 1]
12
15



C 1
3

5 5
D 5  (12
)
3

 





3 2

2 =

54

54
A 10
B 20

C 30
D 100

16 Which of the following is not equal to 14?



A
142





B
(142)



C
142

D (
14)2

17 Given that 2.3242 = 5.4, then 54 000 is the square root of

A 23.24
B 232.4

C 2 324
D 23 240

18 The area of one face of a cube is 0.64 m2. The volume of the cube, in m3, is
A 0.512 m3
B 5.12 m3

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C 51.2 m3
D 512 m3

Mathematics Form 2

19 The volume of a cube is 0.125 m3. Find the area, in m2, of one of its faces.
C 0.25 m3
A 0.0025 m3
B 0.025 m3
D 2.5 m3
20 The volume of a cube is 3 3
m3. Find the sum of the length, in m, of all its edges.
8
A 41
m
C 28 m
2
B 18 m
D 30 m

Subjective Questions
1 Find the value of (a) (5)2 (7)2
(b) (1.4)2 (0.5)2
2 (a) Find the value of (21
)2, and express the answer as a mixed number.
4





2
(b) Given that 5.125 = 26.27, find the value of
2627.


3 (a) Calculate the value of 3 3
 21
.
8
4




 








(b) Given that
6.5 = 2.55 and
65 = 8.06, find the value of
6 500
650 .

4 (a) The area of a square is 7.29 m2. Calculate the perimeter of the square.






(b) Given that
8.1 = 2.85, find the value of
81 
810 .
5 Given that a floor measures 6 m by 6 m, how many square tiles of sides 30 cm are needed
to cover the floor?
4
6 (a) Given that 576 = 4
12
12, calculate the square root of .
576

11
(b) Find the value of (3 ).
25










7 (a) Given that
27 = 5.196, calculate the value of
0.0027.

(b) Calculate the value of 71
.
9

8 Calculate the value of (a) 1 (0.32  0.33)

(b) 10(0.22  0.23)






9 (a) Find the value of 3
0.729


(b) Calculate the value of 62
3 15 5
.
8



10 Calculate the value of (a) (3  3
8)2

 




(b) 3
27 3
0.027.

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Mathematics Form 2