Cube and Cube

Roots
BY- Sahaj Ahuja, Meher Kochhar and Saiyasha Talreja
 Cube Numbers

If a natural number m can be expressed as n3, where n is also a

natural number, then m is called the cube number of n.
Numbers like 1, 8, 27 are cube number of the numbers 1, 2, and
3 respectively.
All perfect cube numbers are obtained by multiplying a number
by itself three times.




Question time
Raise your hand to answer. The child will come on the board to solve it
 Try Finding the cube number of the following numbers:-

(i) 25

(i) 12
 Unit digits in Cube Numbers

Depending on whether a number is odd or even, its cube number is also odd or even
respectively. This is determined by the nature of the cube numbers’ unit digit.
• If a number is odd, its cube numbers’ unit digit is also odd.

• If a number is even, its cube numbers’ unit digit is also even.

Question time
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Unit Digit of number Unit digit of cube number

1 1
Unit Digit of number Unit digit of cube number

2 8
Unit Digit of number Unit digit of cube number

3 7
Unit Digit of number Unit digit of cube number

4 4
Unit Digit of number Unit digit of cube number

5 5
Unit Digit of number Unit digit of cube number

6 6
Unit Digit of number Unit digit of cube number

7 3
Unit Digit of number Unit digit of cube number

8 2
Unit Digit of number Unit digit of cube number

9 9
 Adding Consecutive odd numbers

If we need to find the n3, n consecutive odd numbers will be needed, such that their sum is equal to n .
3

This pattern holds true for all natural numbers.

Also, if we need to find n then we should add n consecutive natural numbers starting from
3

({[(n- 1)n]/2}/1)th odd natural number.

EG- 1 = 1 = 1 3

3+5=8=2 3

7 + 9 + 11 = 27 = 3 3

13 + 15 + 17 + 19 = 64 = 4 3

21 + 23 + 25 + 27 + 29 = 125 = 5 3










Now try it for 216.
 Prime Factorization

In the prime factorisation of any number, if each prime factor

appears three times, then the number is a perfect cube.
Consider, the number 216. By prime factorisation,
216=2×2×2×3×3×3=2 ×3 =6
3 3 3

Hence, 216 is a perfect cube.




ANY DOUBTS?
Question time
Raise your hand to answer. The child will come on the board to solve it
Find the cube root of the number 3375 by prime factorisation method.
Find the cube root of the number 1728 by prime factorisation method.
Find the smallest number by which 1323 may be multiplied so that the product is a perfect cube.
What is the smallest number by which 2916 should be divided so that the quotient is a perfect cube?
 Is 392 a perfect cube? If not, find the smallest natural number by
which 392 should be multiplied so that the product is a perfect cube.
 What is the smallest number by which 2048
may be multiplied so that the product is a perfect cube?
Find the smallest number by which 128 must be divided to obtain a perfect cube
Thank You