5.

Square Roots and Cube Roots

Important Facts and Formulae

Square Root: If x2 = y, we say that the square root of y is x and we write, =x.

Thus, =2, =3,

=14.

Cube Root: The cube root of a given number x is the number whose cube is x. We denote
the cube root of x by .
Thus, =

=2,

=7 etc.

Note:
1.

2.

Solved Examples
1. Evaluate
by factorization method.
2. Find the square root of 1471369.
3. Evaluate :
4. If a * b * c =

)(

5. Find the value of

, then find the value of 6 * 15 * 3.

6. What is the square root of 0.0009?

7. Evaluate
8. What will come in place of question mark in each of the following questions?

i.

ii.

=2

9. Find the value of

( )

10. If

, then find the value of x.

11. Find the value of up to three places of decimal.

12. If =1.732, find the value of

correct to 3 places of decimal.

13. Evaluate
14. Simplify : [(

) ]

[(

)(

)] .

15. If x=1 + and y =1 , find the value of (x2 + y2).

16. Evaluate

up to 3 places of decimal.

= 3.88, find the value of .

17. If

18. Find the least square number which is exactly divisible by 10,12, 15 and 18.
19. Find the greatest number of five digits which is a perfect square.
20. Find the smallest number that must be added to 1780 to make it a perfect square.
21. If - 1.4142, find the value of

22. If x = (

) and y = (

), find the value of (x2 + y2 ).

23. Find the cube root of 2744.

24. By what least number 4320 be multiplied to obtain a number which is a perfect cube?

Answers:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

(i)8.1

78
1213
16
3
1
0.03
13.24
(ii) 2

13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

150
4
6
0.948
1.29
900
99856
69

25
1.732
1.732

21
22
23
24

0.4142
62
14
50

Objective Type Questions

1.

=?
a. 202
b. 232
2. The square root of 64009 is:
a. 253
b. 347
3. The value of

a. 4

a. 3

7. (

c. 363

d. 803

is:

c. 8

d. 10

c. 6

d. 6.4

c. 18

d. 24

is equal to:
b. 15

6. (

b. 5

a. 14

d. 332

b. 6

4. Evaluate:
5.

c. 242

) is equal to:

=?

8. The square root of (2722 1282 ) is:

a. 144
b. 200
c. 240
9. If x*y = x + y +
a. 41

, the value of 6 * 24 is:

b. 42

c. 43

10. If y =5, then what is the value of 10y

a. 50
11.

d. 256

b. 100

c. 200

d. 44
?
d. 500

=?
a. 10.25

12.

b. 10.5

c. 11.5

d. 19.5

=?
a.

b.

c.

d.

13. The digit in the units place in the square root of 15876 is:
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
14. How many two digit numbers satisfy this property: The last digit (units digit) of the
square of the two-digit number is 8?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. None of these

15. What is the square root of 0.16?

a. 0.004
b. 0.04

c. 0.4

d. 4

16. The value of

a. 0.00021

c. 0.021

d. 0.21

c. 0.0609

d. 0.069

c. 3.275

d. 32.75

=?
b. 0.3

c. 0.42

d. None of these

+
+
b. 0.3

+
c. 0.42

17.

is:
b. 0.0021

equals:
a. 0.00069
b. 0.0069
2

18. 1.5
=?
a. 0.0375
19.

a. 0.03

20. The value of

a. 2.03
21.
22.

is:
d. None of these

=?
a. .000075
b. .0075

c. .075

d. None of these

=?
a. 1.05

c. 1.45

d. 1.55

b. 1.25

23. If

= .0026, the square root of 67,60,000 is:

a.

24. If
(

b. 0.3375

b. 26

c. 260

d. 2600

= 135, then the value of

+
a. 1.49985

+
b. 14.9985

+
c. 149.985

) is:
d. 1499.85

25. Given that =3.605 and

= 11.40, find the value of
a. 36.164
b. 36.304
c. 37.164
d. 37.304
26. If

=
a. 52

d. 68

27. For what value of * the statement ( ) (

) = 1 is true?

b. 58
b. 25

c. 35

d. 45

28. Which number can replace both the question marks in the question
a. 1

b. 7

c. 7

b. 14

c. 144

d. None of these

29. What should come in place of both the question marks in equation
a. 12

, the value of x is:

c. 62

a. 15

d. 196

30. If 0.13 p2 =13, then p equals :

a. 0.01
b. 0.1
c. 10
d. 100
31. What number should be divided by
to give the result as 25?
a. 12.5
b. 25
c. 50
d. 125
32. If = 729, then the value of n is:
a. 6
b. 8
c. 10
d. 12
33. If
=84, then x equals:
a. 22
b. 24
c. 28
d. 32
34. 28 + 1426 = of 2872
a. 576

c. 1296

d. 1444

b. 324
c. 2916
36. If
=0.02, then the value of x is:
a. 0.1764
b. 1.764
c. 1.64

d. 4800

35.

b. 676

=
a. 108

37.

d. 2.64

= 0.2
a. 0.49

38.

b. 0.7

c. 4.9

d. None of these

=1.3
a. 10

39. If

b. 100
c. 1000
= 37.25, then x is equal to:
b. 10-2
c. 10-3

a. 10-1

d. None of these
d. None of these

)(
40. If (
) =7, x and y being positive whole numbers, then the values of x and y
respectively are:
a. 8, 5
b. 15, 12
c. 22, 19
d. None of these
= .004 .4 , then

41. If

is:

a. 16 10-3
b. 16 10-4
c. 16 10-5
d. None of these
42. Three fifth of the square of a certain number is 126.15. What is the number?
a. 14.5
b. 75.69
c. 145
d. 210.25
43.

=?
a.

44.

b.

c.

d.

c. 12

d. 129

is equal to:
a. 1

b. 12

45. If

, then x is equal to:

a. 1
46. If

b. 13
=1+

c. 27

d. None of these

, then the value of x is:

a. 1

b. 3

c. 5

d. 7

47. The value of up to three places of decimal is:

a. 1.410
b. 1.412
c. 1.413
-

48. (2

) is equal to:

a.
a. 4

c. 3

b. 2

49. By how much does

50.

d. 1.414

d. 4

exceeds + ?

b. + 2

c. 2 ( )

b. 2

c. 6

d. 3 (

=?

a. 2
51. The value of

a.

d.

is:
b. 1

c. 1

d. 1

52. If 3 +
= 17.88, then what will be the value of + 6 ?
a. 13.41
b. 20.46
c. 21.66
d. 22.35
53.

is equal to:
a. 63.75
b. 65.95

54. Given =1.414. The value of

a. 8.426
b. 8.484
55. The approximate value of
a. 1.0605
56.

b. 1.0727

c. 70

d. 70.25

c. 8.526

d. 8.876

is:

c. 1.6007

d. 1.6026

c. 9

d. 99

c. 0.6

d. 6

is equal to:
a. 0.9

57.

b. 0.99
is equal to:

a.
58.

b. 0.06

is equal to:
a. 0.024

b. 0.24

c. 2.4

d. 24

is:

59.

equals:
a. .05

b. 5

60. The value of

a. 0.1

c. 50

(
(

b. 10

)
)

d. 500
is:

c. 102

d. 103

61. The square root of (7 + 3 ) (7 3 ) is:

a.
62. (

b. 2

d. 3

) simplifies to:

a.
63. (

c. 4

b.

c.

d. None of these

)2 is equal to:

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

64. If a = 0.1039, then the value of

a. 0.1039
b. 0.2078
65. The square root of

a. 1

d. 5

+ 3a is:
c. 1.1039
d. 2.1039

+ [0.75 + (0.75)2 + 1] is:

b. 2

66. If 3a = 4b = 6c and a + b + c = 27

c. 3

d. 4

, then

is:

a. 3
b. 81
c. 87
d. None of these
67. The square root of 0. is:
a. 0.
b. 0.
c. 0.
d. 0.
68. Which one of the following numbers has rational square root?
a. 0.4
b. 0.09
c. 0.9
d. 0.025
69. The value of
a. 0.02

is:
b. 0.2

c. 0.51

d. 0.63

70. The value of

a. 0.011

is:
b. 0.11

c. 0.347

d. 1.1

71. The value of

a. 0.008

is:
b. 0.08

c. 0.252

d. 0.8

c. 0.63

d. None of these

c. 1.6

d. 1.7

72. The value of

is:

a. 0.02
73. The value of
a. 0.6

b. 0.2

is close to:
b. 1.1

74. If = 2.236, then the value of

a. .367
75. If

is:

b. .447

c. .745

d. None of these

c. 1.633

d. 2.666

c. 1.223

d. 1.2245

= 4.899, the value of is:

a. 0.544

b. 1.333

76. If = 2.449, the value of

a. 0.6122

is:

b. 0.8163

77. If = 2.236, then the value of

a. 5.59
78. If 2 * 3 =

b. 7.826

is equal to:
c. 8.944

d.10.062

and 3*4 = 5, then the value of 5*12 is:

a.
b.
c. 12
d. 13
79. The least perfect square number divisible by 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 is:
a. 900
b. 1200
c. 2500
d. 3600
80. The least perfect square, which is divisible by each of 21, 36 and 66, is:
a. 213444
b. 214344
c. 214434
d. 231444
81. The least number by which 294 must be multiplied to make it a perfect square, is:
a. 2
b. 3
c. 6
d. 24
82. Find the smallest number by which 5808 should be multiplied so that the product
becomes a perfect square.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 7
d. 11
83. The least number by which 1470 must be divided to get a number which is a perfect
square, is:
a. 5
b. 6
c. 15
d. 30
84. What is the smallest number to be subtracted from 549162 in order to make it a perfect
square?
a. 28
b. 36
c. 62
d. 81
85. What is the least number which should be subtracted from 0.000326 to make it a
perfect square?
a. 0.000002
b. 0.000004 c. 0.02
d. 0.04
86. The smallest number added to 680621 to make the sum a perfect square is:
a. 4
b.5
c. 6
d. 8
87. The greatest four-digit perfect square number is:
a. 9000
b. 9801
c. 9900
d. 9981
88. The least number of 4 digits which is a perfect square is:
a. 1000
b. 1016
c. 1024
d. 1036

89. Given = 2.2361, = 1.7321, then

a. 1.98
90.

b. 1.984

a. 0
91. (

b.

a. 1

is:
c. 3.5858

d. 4.4142

c. 5

d. 1

c. 6

b. a= -11, b= 6

96. If =1.414, the square root of

a. 0.172

a. 16

b. 4
b. 8

a. 3

a. 10

c. 0.586

d. 1.414

and y =

c. 6

d. None of these

c. 2

d. 2 +

) simplifies to:

99. If x = (7 4 ), then the value of (

is nearest to:

b. 3

d. a=6, b=11

=?

a. 3

100. If x =

d. 6 +

c. a=11, b= -6

b. 0.414

98. (

d. 2

= a + b , then

d. 5

+ =?

b. 2

a. a = -11, b= -6

97.

is equal to:

is equal to:

95. If

b. 3.4852

a.
94.

c. 2 +

b. 2

a. 1.5858

c. 1

92. If = 1.4142, the value of

93. *

d. 2

) simplifies to:

a. 2 -

is equal to:

c. 1.9841

b.

b. 13

) is:
c. 14

d. 14 + 8

, then the value of (x2 + y2 ) is:

c. 14

d. 15

101. If a =

, the value of (

and b=

a.

b.

c.

) is:
d.

102. A man plants 15376 apple trees in his garden and arranges them so that there are as
many rows as there are apples trees in each row. The number of rows is:
a. 124
b. 126
c. 134
d. 144
103. A general wishes to draw up his 36581 soldiers in the form of a solid square. After
arranging them, he found that some of them are left over. How many are left?
a. 65
b. 81
c. 100
d. None of these
104. A group of students decided to collect as many paise from each member of the group
as is the number of members. If the total collection amounts to Rs. 59.29, the number of
members in the group is:
a. 57
b. 67
c. 77
d. 87
105. The cube root of .000216 is:
a. .6
b. .06
c. .006
d. None of these
106.
a. 1

=?
b. 1

c. 1

d. 2

107.
=?
a. .02
b. .2
c. 2
d. None of these
108. The largest four-digit number which is a perfect cube, is:
a. 8000
b. 9261
c. 9999
d. None of these
109. By what least number 675 be multiplied to obtain a number which is a perfect cube?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
110. What is the smallest number by which 3600 be divided to make it a perfect cube?
a. 9
b. 50
c. 300
d. 450

Answers:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

b
a
a
c
b
a
c
c
b
d
b
b
c
d
c
c
b
b
b
d

21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

d
b
d
b
d
d
d
d
a
b
a
d
c
b
b
a
a
b
c
a

101
102
103
104
105

b
a
c
c
b

106
107
108
109
110

b
b
b
a
d

41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

c
a
d
c
c
a
d
c
b
b
b
d
c
b
a
b
d
a
c
b

61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80

b
c
c
c
b
c
a
b
d
c
c
c
c
b
c
d
b
d
d
a

81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100

c
b
d
d
a
a
b
c
c
d
b
a
c
d
c
b
d
a
c
c