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Question 1:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
196 is the square of
(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 16

Answer:

196=2×2×7×7      =(2×7)2      =(14)2
 Square root of 196 is 14.
Hence, the correct answer is option C.

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Question 2:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
Which of the following is a square of an even number?
(a) 144
(b) 169
(c) 441
(d) 625

Answer:

We know, unit place of square of any even number will always be even.
Therefore, 144 is a square of an even number.
Hence, correct answer is option A.

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Question 3:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
A number ending in 9 will have the units place of its square as
(a) 3
(b) 9
(c) 1
(d) 6

Answer:

If any number ends in 9 then unit place of its square will be 1, because 9×9 = 81.
Hence, the correct answer is option C.



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Question 4:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
Which of the following will have 4 at the units place?
(a) 142
(b) 622
(c) 272
(d) 352

Answer:

Unit place of 62 is 2, and square of 2 is 4.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

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Question 5:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
How many natural numbers lie between 52 and 62?
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12

Answer:

52 = 25
62 = 36
Natural number between 25 and 36 are 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35.
Thus, 10 natural numbers lie between 52 and 62.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

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Question 6:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
Which of the following cannot be a perfect square?
(a) 841
(b) 529
(c) 198
(d) All of the above

Answer:

Here
841=29×29=29529=23×23=23198=2×3×3×11
Hence, the correct answer is option C.

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Question 7:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
The one’s digit of the cube of 23 is
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 3
(d) 9

Answer:

Unit digit of 23 is 3.
Now, cube of 3 = 27.
Therefore, unit digit of cube of 23 is 7.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

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Question 8:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
A square board has an area of 144 square units. How long is each side of the board?
(a) 11 units
(b) 12 units
(c) 13 units
(d) 14 units

Answer:

We know,
Area of square board = (Side)2
⇒ 144 = (Side)2
⇒ Side = 144
⇒ Side = 12 units.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

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Question 9:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
Which letter best represents the location of 25 on a number line?

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D

Answer:

Now, 25=5×5=5
And, from number line point C represents the location of number 5.
Hence, the correct answer is option C.

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Question 10:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
If one member of a pythagorean triplet is 2m, then the other two members are
(a) m, m2 + 1
(b) m2 + 1, m2 – 1
(c) m2, m2 – 1
(d) m2,m +1
 

Answer:

We know,
For every natural number m, such that m greater than 1 comma space 2 m comma space m squared minus 1 comma space m squared plus 1 from a Pythagorean triples.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

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Question 11:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
The sum of successive odd numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 is
(a) 81
(b) 64
(c) 49
(d) 36
 

Answer:

Given: 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 + 15
Number of terms, n=8
Therefore, sum = n×n=8×8=64
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

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Question 12:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
The sum of first n odd natural numbers is
(a) 2n +1
(b) n2
(c) n2 – 1
(d) n2 + 1

Answer:

We know, first n odd number are given by 1, 3, 5, 7,..................2n-1
Here first term a=1, common difference = 2.
Thus, formula of sum of n term of an AP

Sn=n22×1+n-12=n2×2n=n2

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

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Question 13:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
Which of the following numbers is a perfect cube?
(a) 243
(b) 216
(c) 392
(d) 8640

Answer:

Here
i 243=3×3×3×3×3=35ii 216=2×2×2×3×3×3=23×33=63iii 392=2×2×2×7×7=23×72iv 8640=2×2×2×2×2×2×5×3×3×3 =26×5×33 

We know, a perfect cube has multiples of 3 as powers of prime factors.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

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Question 14:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
The hypotenuse of a right triangle with its legs of lengths 3x × 4x is
(a) 5x
(b) 7x
(c) 16x
(d) 25x

Answer:

We know, 
Hypotenuse2=3x2+4x2=25x2
Hypotenuse=25x2=5×5x×x=5x
Hence, the correct answer is option A.

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Question 15:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
The next two numbers in the number pattern 1, 4, 9, 16, 25 ... are
(a) 35, 48
(b) 36, 49
(c) 36, 48
(d) 35, 49

Answer:

Here, given pattern general term will be
n2 n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5,.............
Therefore the next two term in series will be 
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49
Hence, the correct answer is option B.



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Question 16:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
Which among 432, 672, 522, 592 would end with digit 1?
(a) 432
(b) 672
(c) 522
(d) 592

Answer:

Unit digit of 59 is 9
Now square of 9 is 81
Thus 59 ends with digit 1.
Hence, the correct answer is option D.

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Question 17:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
A perfect square can never have the following digit in its ones place.
(a) 1
(b) 8
(c) 0
(d) 6

Answer:

We know, a perfect square never ends with digits, 2, 3, 7 and 8.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

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Question 18:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
Which of the following numbers is not a perfect cube?
(a) 216
(b) 567
(c) 125
(d) 343

 

Answer:

Here,
216=6×6×6=63567=9×9×7=92×71125=5×5×5=53343=7×7×7=73
We know, a perfect cube has multiples of 3 as powers of prime factors.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

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Question 19:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
10003 is equal to
(a) 10
(b) 100
(c) 1
(d) None of these

Answer:

Here,
10003=10×10×10=10
Hence, the correct answer is option A.

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Question 20:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
If m is the square of a natural number n, then n is
(a) the square of m
(b) greater than m
(c) equal to m
(d) m

 

Answer:

Given: square of n=m
i.e., n2=m.n=m.
Hence, the correct answer is option D.

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Question 21:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
A perfect square number having n digits where n is even will have square root with
(a) n +1 digit

(b) n2 digit

(c) n2 digit

(d) n+12 digit
 

Answer:

We know, if 'n' is even then square will contain n2 digits.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

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Question 22:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
If m is the cube root of n, then n is
(a) m3

(b) m

(c) m3

(d) m3

Answer:

Given: m is cube root of n
i.e., n3=mn=m3
Hence, the correct answer is option A.

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Question 23:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
The value of 248 + 52 + 144 is
(a) 14
(b) 12
(c) 16
(d) 13

Answer:

Here, 248+52+144
248+52+12248+8256=16
Hence, the correct answer is option C.

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Question 24:

In the given question, write the correct answer from the given four options.
Given that 4096 =64, the value of 4096 + 40.96 is
(a) 74
(b) 60.4
(c) 64.4
(d) 70.4

Answer:

Given: 4096=64
Now, 4096+40.96
=64+6.4=70.4
Hence, the correct answer is option D.

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Question 25:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
There are _________ perfect squares between 1 and 100.

Answer:

Here,
22=4,32=9,42=16,52=25,62=36,72=49,82=64,92=81
Therefore, between 1 and 100, there are 8 perfect squares.
Hence, there are 8 perfect squares between 1 and 100.

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Question 26:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
There are _________ perfect cubes between 1 and 1000.

Answer:

Here,
23=8, 33=27, 43=64, 53=125, 63=216, 73=343, 83=512, 93=729
Therefore, between 1 and 1000 there are 8 perfect cubes.
Hence, there are 8 perfect cubes.

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Question 27:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The units digit in the square of 1294 is _________.

Answer:

We know, 4 or 6 at the units place ends in 6.
4 × 4 = 16
Hence, the units digit in the square of 1294 is 6.



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Question 28:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The square of 500 will have _________ zeroes.

Answer:

5002=500×500=250000
Thus, the square of 500 will have 4 zeros.

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Question 29:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
There are _________ natural numbers between n2 and (n + 1)2

Answer:

Natural number between n2 and n+12
=n+12-n2-1=n2+2n+1-n2-1=2n
Thus, there are 2n natural numbers between n2 and n+12

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Question 30:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The square root of 24025 will have _________ digits.

Answer:

Given: 24025
Number of digits = 5
Number of digit in square root =n+12=5+12=3

Hence, the square root of 24025 will have 3 digits.

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Question 31:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The square of 5.5 is _________.

Answer:

Square of 5.5 = 5.5 × 5.5 = 30.25

Hence, the square of 5.5 is 30.25.

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Question 32:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The square root of 5.3 × 5.3 is _________.

Answer:

Square root of 5.3 × 5.3 = 5.3×5.3=5.3

Hence, the square root of 5.3 × 5.3 is 5.3.

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Question 33:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The cube of 100 will have _________ zeroes.

Answer:

Cube of 100 = (100)3=100×100×100=1000000

Hence, the cube of 100 will have 6 zeros.

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Question 34:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
1 m2 = _________ cm2.

Answer:

1 m2 = (100 cm) × (100 cm) = 10000 cm2

Hence, 1m2 = 104 cm2.

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Question 35:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
1 m3 = _________ cm3.

Answer:

1 m3 =100 × 100 × 100 cm3=1000000 cm3=106 cm3

Hence, 1 m3 = 106 cm3.

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Question 36:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
Ones digit in the cube of 38 is _________.

Answer:

Ones digit in the cube of 38 is the ones digit in the cube of 8.

Cube of 8=8×8×8=512

Hence, one digit in cube of 38 is 2.

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Question 37:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The square of 0.7 is _________.

Answer:

Square of 0.7 = 0.7 × 0.7 = 0.49

Hence, the square of 0.7 is 0.49.

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Question 38:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The sum of first six odd natural numbers is _________.

Answer:

Sum of six odd number = n2 = 6 × 6 = 36.

Hence, the sum of first six odd natural numbers is 36.

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Question 39:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The digit at the ones place of 572 is _________.

Answer:

Unit digit of 57 = 7
Square of 7 = 49
Thus, unit digit in square of 57 is 9.

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Question 40:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The sides of a right triangle whose hypotenuse is 17 cm are _________ and _________.

Answer:

We know, For every natural number m>1, 2m, m2+1 from a Pythagoras triplet.
Now,
M2+12=M2-1+2M2
Where M2+1=17M2=16M=4

Thus, 2m = 2 × 4 = 8
and 
M2-1=42-1=15
Hence, the sides of a right triangle whose hypotenuse is 17 cm are 8 and 15.

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Question 41:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
1.96=__________.

Answer:

1.96=196100=14×1410×10=1410=1.4

Hence, 1.96=1.4.

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Question 42:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
(1.2)3 = _________.

Answer:

1.23=12103=12×12×1210×10×10=17281000=1.728

Hence, (1.2)3 = 1.728.

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Question 43:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The cube of an odd number is always an _________ number.

Answer:

The cube of an odd number is always an odd number.

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Question 44:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The cube root of a number x is denoted by _________.

Answer:

The cube root of a number is denoted by x13.

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Question 45:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The least number by which 125 be multiplied to make it a perfect square is _____________.

Answer:

125 = 5 × 5 × 5

5 is not in the pairs so we need to multiply 125 by 5 in order to make it a perfect square.

∴ 125 × 5 = 625

And, 625=5×5×5×5=5×5=25

Hence, the least number by which 125 must be multiplied is 5.

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Question 46:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The least number by which 72 be multiplied to make it a perfect cube is _____________.

Answer:

Prime factors of 72 = 3×3×2×2×2
Hence, least number by which 72 must be multiplied to make it a perfect cube is 3.

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Question 47:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
The least number by which 72 be divided to make it a perfect cube is _____________.

Answer:

Prime factors of 72 = 2×2×2×3×3
Clearly, if we divide 72 by 9, the quotient will be a perfect cube.
Hence, the least number by which 72 must be divided to make it a perfect cube is 9.

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Question 48:

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
Cube of a number ending in 7 will end in the digit _______________.

Answer:

We know, cube of a number ending in digits 3 or 7 ends in digit 7 or 3.
Respectively,
i.e. 7×7×7=343
Hence, cube of a number ending in 7 will end in digit 3.

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Question 49:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
The square of 86 will have 6 at the units place.

Answer:

True
We know, unit's digit of a square of a number having 4 or 6 as unit digit is 6.

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Question 50:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
The sum of two perfect squares is a perfect square.

Answer:

False
For example, 9 and 36 are perfect squares but, 9 + 36 = 45 is not a perfect square.

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Question 51:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
The product of two perfect squares is a perfect square.

Answer:

True
For example: 16 and 25 are perfect squares and 16 × 25 is also a perfect square.

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Question 52:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
There is no square number between 50 and 60.

Answer:

True
There is no perfect square number between 50 and 60.



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Question 53:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
The square root of 1521 is 31.

Answer:

False
Because, square of 31 = 31 × 31 = 961.

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Question 54:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Each prime factor appears 3 times in its cube.

Answer:

True
A perfect cube always be expressed as the product of triplets of prime factors.

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Question 55:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
The square of 2.8 is 78.4.

Answer:

False
Square of 2.8=28102=784100=7.84

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Question 56:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
The cube of 0.4 is 0.064.

Answer:

True
Cube of 0.4 = 0.4 × 0.4 × 0.4
                   = 0.064
Hence, statement is true.

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Question 57:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
The square root of 0.9 is 0.3.

Answer:

False
Here, square of (0.3) = 0.3 × 0.3
                                  = 0.09
Thus, square root of 0.09 is 0.3.
Hence, statement is false.

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Question 58:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
The square of every natural number is always greater than the number itself.

Answer:

False
For example: square of 1 = 1 × 1
                                         = 1
Thus, square of 1 is equal to 1
Hence, statement is false.

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Question 59:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
The cube root of 8000 is 200.

Answer:

False
Prime factorisation of 8000 = 20 × 20 × 20
         Therefore  38000 =320×20×20
                                          = 20
Hence, given statement is false.

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Question 60:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
There are five perfect cubes between 1 and 100.

Answer:

False, 
Between 1 and 100, there are 3 perfect cubes
2= 2 × 2 × 2 = 8

3= 3 × 3 × 3 = 27
4= 4 × 4 × 4 = 64
​Hence, given statement is false.

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Question 61:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
There are 200 natural numbers between 1002 and 1012.

Answer:

Ture,
Natural numbers between a and b = ba – 1
= (101)– (100)– 1
= (101 – 100)(101 + 100) – 1
= 200
Hence, given statement is true.
 

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Question 62:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
The sum of first n odd natural numbers is n2.

Answer:

True
Sum of odd numbers=(2n-1)=2×n(n+1)2-n=2n22+2n2-n=n2
Hence, the given statement is true.

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Question 63:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1000 is a perfect square.

Answer:

False
Prime factorization of 1000 = 23 × 5
Thus, 1000 is not a perfect square
Hence, given statement is false.

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Question 64:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
A perfect square can have 8 as its units digit.

Answer:

False 
A perfect square can never have 8 as its units digit.
Hence, given statement is false.

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Question 65:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
For every natural number m, (2m – 1, 2m2 – 2m, 2m2 – 2m + 1) is a pythagorean triplet.

Answer:

False, 
For every natural number m>1,
2m, m– 1, m2 + 1 from a phythagoras triplet 
Hence, given statement is false.

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Question 66:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
All numbers of a pythagorean triplet are odd.

Answer:

False, 
Three natural numbers x, y, z are said to form pythagoras triplet if
c2 = a2 + b
For example: 6, 8, 10 form  a pythagoras triplet 

(10)2 = (6)2 + (8)2
Here, 6,8 and 10 are even.
Here, given statement is false.

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Question 67:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
For an integer a, a3 is always greater than a2.

Answer:

False
Let us consider a = –2
-23<-22-8<4     (a3<a2)
Hence, given statement is false.

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Question 68:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
If x and y are integers such that x2 > y2, then x3 > y3.

Answer:

False
Let us consider two integers –3 and –2
Then
-32>(-2)2 9>4
But
-33=-27<(-2)3=-8 

Hence, the given statement is false.

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Question 69:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Let x and y be natural numbers. If x divides y, then x3 divides y3.

Answer:

True.
Since, x and y are natural number
yx=natural number (given)Then y3x3=yxyxyx             =Natural number
Hence, given statement is true.
 

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Question 70:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
If a2 ends in 5, then a3 ends in 25.

Answer:

Let us consider a number, a = 55
                                     a2=55×55       =3025
3025 ends is 5
Now a3 = (55)3 =166375
166375 does not ends in 25.
Hence, given statement is false.

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Question 71:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
If a2 ends in 9, then a3 ends in 7.

Answer:

True
Let us consider a number, a = 23
a2=23×23=529
529 ends in 9.
Now, a= 23 × 23 × 23
             = 12,167
Thus, 12,167 ends in 7.
​Hence, given statement is true.

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Question 72:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
The square root of a perfect square of n digits will have n+12 digits, if n is odd.

Answer:

If n is odd, then square root will contain n+12digits.
Hence, the given statement is true.

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Question 73:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Square root of a number x is denoted by x.

Answer:

True 
Square root of a number is denoted by x
Hence, given statement is true.

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Question 74:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
A number having 7 at its ones place will have 3 at the units place of its square.

Answer:

False 
172 = 17 × 17 = 289
272 = 27 × 27 = 729
Thus, a number having 7 at its ones place, will have 9 at its units place.
Hence, given statement is false.



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Question 75:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
A number having 7 at its ones place will have 3 at the ones place of its cube.

Answer:

True
73 = 7 × 7 × 7 = 343
173 = 17 × 17 × 17 = 4913
273 = 27 × 27 × 27 = 19683
Thus, a number having 7 at its ones place will have 3 at ones place in cube.
Hence, given statement is true.

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Question 76:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
The cube of a one digit number cannot be a two digit number.

Answer:

False
13 = 1, 23 = 8
33 = 27, 43 = 64
Thus, the cube of a one digit number can be a two digit number.
Hence, given statement is false

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Question 77:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Cube of an even number is odd.

Answer:

False
Cube of  an even number is always even not odd.
Example: (2)= 8
                (4)= 64
Hence, given statement is true.

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Question 78:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Cube of an odd number is even.

Answer:

False
Cube of an odd number is odd
Example: 33 = 27
                53 = 125
Hence, give statement is false.

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Question 79:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Cube of an even number is even.

Answer:

True,
Cube of even number is even
Example: 23 = 8
                43 = 64
Hence, given statement is true.
 

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Question 80:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Cube of an odd number is odd.

Answer:

True
Cube of odd number is odd
(3)3 = 27
(5)3 = 125
Hence, given statement is true.

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Question 81:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
999 is a perfect cube.

Answer:

False
Prime factorization of 999 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 37
                                           = (3)3 × (37)1 
Therefore, 999 is not a perfect cube.
Hence, given statement is false.

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Question 82:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
363 × 81 is a perfect cube.

Answer:

False, 
Prime factorization = 363 × 81
                                = ((3) × 11 × 11) × (3 × 3 × 3 × 3)
                                = 35 × 112
Here, 3 and 11 does not occur in triplets.
Thus, (363 × 81) is not a perfect cube.
​Hence, given statement is false.
       

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Question 83:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Cube roots of 8 are +2 and –2.
 

Answer:

False
Cube of 2 = 2 × 2 × 2
                 = 8
Cube 9 – 2 = (–2) × (–2) × (–2)
                  = – 8
Thus, cube root of 8 is 2
Hence, given statement is false.

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Question 84:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
8+273=83+273.

Answer:

False
Taking RHS, 
83+273=2×2×23+3×3×33                   =2+3                   =5
Now, In LHS,
8+273=343
Since LHS RHS.
Hence, the given statement is false.

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Question 85:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
There is no cube root of a negative integer.

Answer:

False
Consider (–8)
3-8=3(-2)×(-2)×(-2)          =-2
Hence, given statement is false.

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Question 86:

State whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Square of a number is positive, so the cube of that number will also be positive.

Answer:

False
Example: Let us take a number (–5)
Now, (–5)2 = (–5) × (–5)
                   = 25 (Positive)
Also, 
(–5)3 = (–5) × (–5) × (–5)
          = –125 (negative)
Hence, given statement is false.

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Question 87:

Write the first five square numbers.

Answer:

First five square numbers:
(1)= 1
(2)= 4
(3)= 9
(4)= 16
(5)= 25

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Question 88:

Write cubes of first three multiples of 3.
 

Answer:

Fist three multiplies of 3 are 3, 6, 9
Cube of first three multiples:
(3)3 = 27
(6)3 = 216
(9)3 = 729
​

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Question 89:

Show that 500 is not a perfect square.

Answer:

Prime factors of 500 = (2 × 2) × (5 × 5 × 5)
                                  = (2)2 × (5)
Since, prime factors of 5 do not form pair.

i.e (2 × 2) × (5 × 5) × (5 × 1)
Thus, 500 is not a perfect square.

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Question 90:

Express 81 as the sum of first nine consecutive odd numbers.

Answer:

Fist nine odd consecutive = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17
Now
Sum of first nine consecutive odd numbers.
1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 + 15 + 17 = 81. 

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Question 91:

Using prime factorization, find which of the following are perfect squares.
(a) 484
(b) 11250
(c) 841
(d) 729
 

Answer:

(a) 484
Using prime factorization,
484 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 21
       = (2)× (11)
       = (22)
Thus, 484 is a perfect square of 22.

(b) 11250
Using prime factorization
11250 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 5
Thus, 11250, is not a perfect square because does not appears in pair.

(c) 841
Using prime factorization,
841 = 29 × 29
Thus, 841 is a perfect square of 29.

(d) 729
Using prime factorization
729 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3
       = 27 × 27
       = (27)2 
​Thus, 729 is a perfect square of 27.

 

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Question 92:

Using prime factorization, find which of the following are perfect cubes.
(a) 128
(b) 343
(c) 729
(d) 1331

Answer:

(a) 128 
Using prime factorization
128 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2
       = (4)3 × (2)1 
Since, 2 does not form a triplet,
Thus, 128 does not form a perfect cube.

(b) 343
Using prime factorization
343 = 7 × 7 × 7
       = (7)3  
Thus, 343 is a perfect cube.

(c) 729 
Using prime factorization
729 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3
       = 9 × 9 × 9
       = (9)3 
Thus, 729 is a perfect cube.

(d) 1331
Using prime factorization
1331 = 11 × 11 × 11
         = (11)3
​Thus, 1331 is a perfect cube. 

 

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Question 93:

Using distributive law, find the squares of
(a) 101
(b) 72

Answer:

(a) 101
(101)= 101 × 101
           = 101 × (100 + 1) (  Using Distribution Property)
           = 10100 + 101
           = 10201

(b) 72
(72)2 = 72 × 70
         = 72 × (70 + 2) ( Using Distributive Property)
         = 5040 + 144
         = 5184

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Question 94:

Can a right triangle with sides 6 cm, 10 cm and 8 cm be formed? Give reason.
 

Answer:

We know for right angle triangle the square of one side must be equal to the sum of the square of the other two sides.
i.e.  c= a+ b
Let, a = 8cm, b = 6cm, c = 10cm
(10)= (8)+ (16)
⇒ 100 = 64 + 36
⇒ 100 = 100
Hence, a right angle triangle can be formed by sides 6cm, 8cm and 10cm.

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Question 95:

 Write the Pythagorean triplet whose one of the numbers is 4.

Answer:

For every natural number m (m>1)
2m, m+ 1, m2 – 1 form pythagoras triplet.
Let 2m = 4
    m =2
So, m2 + 1 = (2)2 + 1
                  = 5
and, m2 – 1 = (2)2 – 1
                    = 3
Hence, the required pythagoras triplet is 3, 4 and 5.



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Question 96:

Using prime factorization, find the square roots of
(a) 11025
(b) 4761

Answer:

(a) 11025
Using prime factorization
11025 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 7 × 7
11025=3×3×5×5×7×7
                 = 3 × 5 × 7
                 = 105
Hence, square root of 11025 is 105.

(b) 4761
Using prime factorization
4761 = 3 × 3 × 23 × 23
4761 = 3×3×23×23               =3 × 23               =69
​Hence, square root of 4761 is 69.
 

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Question 97:

Using prime factorization, find the cube roots of
(a) 512
(b) 2197

Answer:

(a) 512
Using prime factorization
512 = (2 × 2 × 2) × (2 × 2 × 2) × (2 × 2 × 2)
       = 8 × 8 × 8
5123 =8×8×83=8
Hence, the cube root of 512 is 8.

(b) 2197
Using prime factorization.
2197 = 13 × 13 × 13
21973 =13×13×133=13
​Therefore cube root of 2197 is 13.

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Question 98:

Is 176 a perfect square? If not, find the smallest number by which it should be multiplied to get a perfect square.

Answer:

Using prime factorization,
176 = 2 × 2× 2× 2 × 11
       = (2 × 2) × (2 × 2) × (11 × 1)
Now, while grouping, factor 11 has no pair.
Therefore, 176 is not a perfect square.
​
Then, 176 × 11 = 2 × 2× 2× 2 × 11× 11
⇒ 1936 = 22 × 22 × 112 = (44)2

Hence, the smallest number by which it must be multiplied to make a perfect square is 11.

 

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Question 99:

Is 9720 a perfect cube? If not, find the smallest number by which it should be divided to get a perfect cube.
 

Answer:

Using prime factorization method,
9720 = (2 × 2× 2)×(3 × 3 × 3) × (3 × 3 × 5)  
Since, factor 3 and 5 do not form triplet 
Therefore, 9720 is not a perfect cube.
Thus, smallest number it must be divided 
to make perfect cube = 3 × 3 × 5
                                  = 45
9720 ÷ 45=216
Facture of 216 = (2 × 2 × 2) × (3 × 3 × 3)
                        = 6 × 6 × 6
Hence, 216 is a perfect cube.

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Question 100:

Write two Pythagorean triplets each having one of the numbers as 5.

Answer:

For every natural number m(m>1)
2m, m2 + 1, m– 1 form pythagoras triplet.
Now m2 + 1 = 5(given)
              m2 = 4
              m = 2
Then, 2m = 2 × 2
                = 4
Also, m2 – 1 = (2)2 – 1
                     = 3
Therefore, pythagoras triplet is 3, 4 and 5.
Similarly, other pythagoras triplet is 5, 12 and 13.
 

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Question 101:

By what smallest number should 216 be divided so that the quotient is a perfect square. Also find the square root of the quotient.

Answer:

Factors of 216 = (2 × 2 × 2) × (3 × 3 × 3)

                        = (2 × 2) × (3 × 3) × 2 × 3
​ Now, while grouping, factors 2 and 3 has no pair.
​Therefore, 216 is not a perfect square.
​Thus, the smallest number by which it must be divided to get perfect square is 3 × 2 = 6

216 ÷6=36

Factors of 36 = 6 × 6

36=6×6       =6
Hence, 36 is a perfect square and 6 is the square root of 36.

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Question 102:

By what smallest number should 3600 be multiplied so that the quotient is a perfect cube. Also find the cube root of the quotient.

Answer:

Factors of 3600 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 5 = (2 × 2 × 2) × 2 × (3 × 3) × (5 × 5)

Since, while grouping, factors 2, 3 and 5 has no pair.

 3600 is not a perfect cube.

Thus, the smallest number by which 3600 must be multiplied to make it perfect cube =  2 × 2 × 3 × 5 = 60

Then, 3600 × 60 = 216000

Factors of 216000 = 60 × 60 × 60

Now, 2160003=60×60×603=60
Hence, the cube root of 216000 is 60. 

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Question 103:

Find the square root of the following by long division method.
(a) 1369
(b) 5625

Answer:

(a) 1369

1369=37
Hence, square root of 1369 is 37.

(b) 5625

5625=75
Hence, square root of 5625 is 75.
 

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Question 104:

 Find the square root of the following by long division method.
(a) 27.04
(b) 1.44

Answer:

(a) 27.04

27.04=5.2
Hence, square root of 27.04  is 5.2

(b) 1.44

1.44=1.2
Hence, square root of 1.44 is 1.2
 

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Question 105:

What is the least number that should be subtracted from 1385 to get a perfect square? Also find the square root of the perfect square.

Answer:

Given: 1385
From Long Division Method,

Thus, the least number that should be subtracted from 1385 to get perfect square is 16.
1385 – 16
 =1369 
1369=37×37               =37
Hence, the square root of 1369 is 37.
 

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Question 106:

What is the least number that should be added to 6200 to make it a perfect square?

Answer:

Given: 6200
From Long Division Method.

Now, (78)= 6084 < 6200
Next perfect square
(79)= 6241
Least number added to make it perfect square = 6241 – 6200 = 41

Hence, 41 is the least number that should be added to 6200 to make it a perfect square.


 

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Question 107:

Find the least number of four digits that is a perfect square.

Answer:

We know, 
The least number of four digit = 1000

Now, (32)2 = 1024
   
Hence, the smallest four digit number which is a perfect square is 1024.

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Question 108:

Find the greatest number of three digits that is a perfect square.

Answer:

We know, 
Largest 3 digit number = 999.
Now, 
(31)2 = 31 × 31
         = 961

Hence, the largest 3 digit number which is perfect is 961.

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Question 109:

Find the least square number which is exactly divisible by 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8.

Answer:

Let us first calculate LCM of 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8.

LCM of 3, 4, 5, 6  and 8 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5
                                        = 120
Now, factors of 120
120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5
       = (2 × 2) × (2 × 1) × (3 × 1) × (5 × 1)
So, to make 120 perfect square multiplied 
2 × 3 × 5
30
Then, 120 × 30
       = 3600
Hence, 3600 is the least square number exactly divisible by 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8.

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Question 110:

Find the length of the side of a square if the length of its diagonal is 10 cm.

Answer:

Given: Length of diagonal = 10 cm
Let the length of the side of the square be 'a' cm.
By Pythagoras theorem,
(10)2 = a2 + a2
⇒ 100 = 2a2
a= 50
a52
Hence, the length of the side of the square is â€‹52 units.

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Question 111:

A decimal number is multiplied by itself. If the product is 51.84, find the number.

Answer:

Let the decimal number be 'a'.
Now,
a × a = 51.84
a= 51.84
a51.84
The required number is found out by long division method:

Thus,
a51.84 = 7.2
Hence, required decimal number is 7.2.

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Question 112:

Find the decimal fraction which when multiplied by itself gives 84.64.

Answer:

Let the decimal fraction be 'x'
Now, 
x × x = 84.64
x= 84.64
x = 84.64
The required number is found out by long division method,

Thus, x = 84.64
             
= 9.2
Hence, required decimal number is 9.2



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Question 113:

A farmer wants to plough his square field of side 150m. How much area will he have to plough?

Answer:

Length of square feild = 150 m
Now, Area of square feild = 150 × 150
                                          = 22,500 m
Therefore, area of square feild is 22, 500 m2

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Question 114:

 What will be the number of unit squares on each side of a square graph paper if the total number of unit squares is 256?

Answer:

Given: Total number of unit squares = 256
Let us assume the number be 'a'.
Now, 
a × a = 256
⇒ a256
⇒ a256
Thus, By long division method.

a =16×16 = 16
Therefore, the number of unit squares are 16.

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Question 115:

If one side of a cube is 15m in length, find its volume.

Answer:

Length of side = 15 m
Volume of cube = (Side)
                          = 15 × 15 × 15
                          = 3375 m3 
Hence, volume of cube is 3375 m3.

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Question 116:

The dimensions of a rectangular field are 80 m and 18 m. Find the length of its diagonal.

Answer:

Length of rectangular field = 80 m
Breadth of rectangular field = 18 m
 Length of diogonal=(80)2+(18)2=6400+324=6724=82 m
Hence, length of diagonal is 82 m.

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Question 117:

Find the area of a square field if its perimeter is 96 m.

Answer:

Perimeter of square field = 96
 4 × Side = 96
⇒ Side = 24 m
Now, area of square field = (Side)
                                         = 24 × 24
                                         = 576 m2 
Hence, area of square field is 576 m2.
 

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Question 118:

Find the length of each side of a cube if its volume is 512 cm3.

Answer:

Given: Volume of cube = 512
(Side of cube)= 512
Side of cube = 5123
                         = 8 cm
Hence, side of cube is 8 cm.

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Question 119:

Three numbers are in the ratio 1:2:3 and the sum of their cubes is 4500. Find the numbers.

Answer:

Let us assume three numbers be a, 2a, 3a.
Given: Sum of cube of three numbers is 4500
a3 + (2a)3 + (3a)3 = 4500
a3 + 8a3 + 27a3 = 4500
36a3 = 4500
a3 = 125
a = 5×5×53
a = 5
Thus, numbers are 5, 10 and 15.
 

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Question 120:

How many square metres of carpet will be required for a square room of side 6.5 m to be carpeted?

Answer:

Length of square side = 6.5 m
Area of square = Side × Side
                        = 6.5 × 6.5
                        = 42.25 m

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Question 121:

Find the side of a square whose area is equal to the area of a rectangle with sides 6.4 m and 2.5 m.

Answer:

Given: Length of rectangle = 6.4 m
Breadth of rectangle = 2.5 m
Area of rectangle = length × breadth
                             = 6.4 × 2.5
                             = 16 m
Let us assume side of square be 'a' m.
Area of square = Area of rectangle (given)

a2 = 6.4 × 2.5
⇒ a2 = 16
⇒ a16
⇒ a = 4 m

Hence, the side of the square is 4 m.

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Question 122:

Difference of two perfect cubes is 189. If the cube root of the smaller of the two numbers is 3, find the cube root of the larger number.

Answer:

Let the two numbers be x and y such that (y).
Now, 
x3y3 = 189
⇒ x= 189 + y3           .....(1)
Also, cube root of smaller = 3
i.e. y3 = 3
y = 27
From (1)
x= 189 + 27
⇒ x= 216
⇒ x3=2163
x = 6
Hence, larger number is 6.
 

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Question 123:

Find the number of plants in each row if 1024 plants are arranged so that number of plants in a row is the same as the number of rows.

Answer:

Let the number of plants in each row = x
Number of rows = Number of plants in each row = x
                                
So, total number of plants = 1024
⇒ x2 = 1024
⇒ x = 1024
 x = 32
​Hence, plants in each row is 32.
 

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Question 124:

A hall has a capacity of 2704 seats. If the number of rows is equal to the number of seats in each row, then find the number of seats in each row.

Answer:

Let the number of seats in each row be x.
Number of rows = Number of seats in each row (given)
 Total number of plants = x2 â€‹
⇒ 2704 = x
⇒ x = 2704
⇒ x = 52
Hence, the number of seats in each row is 52.
 

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Question 125:

A General wishes to draw up his 7500 soldiers in the form of a square. After arranging, he found out that some of them are left out. How many soldiers were left out?

Answer:

Number of soldiers = 7500
Now, it is between (85)2 and (90)
(85)= 7225, (90)= 8100
(86)= 7396, (87)= 7569
Left out = 7500 – 7396
              = 104

Hence, 104 soldiers are left out after the arrangement.

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Question 126:

8649 students were sitting in a lecture room in such a manner that there were as many students in the row as there were rows in the lecture room. How many students were there in each row of the lecture room?

Answer:

Let number of students in each row be 'x'.
Number of row = number of students in each row = x
 Total number of students = x×x
x×x=8649x2=8649x=8649x=93
Hence, students in each row is 93.

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Question 127:

Rahul walks 12 m north from his house and turns west to walk 35 m to reach his friend’s house. While returning, he walks diagonally from his friend’s house to reach back to his house. What distance did he walk while returning?

Answer:


From figure
Distance covered while returning = BO
Therefore, By pythagoras theorem, 
BO2=AO2+AB2BO2=122+352BO2=144+1225BO2=1369Bo=1369BO=37 m
Here, distance traveled while return is 37 m.



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Question 128:

A 5.5 m long ladder is leaned against a wall. The ladder reaches the wall to a height of 4.4 m. Find the distance between the wall and the foot of the ladder.

Answer:

Let the distance between the wall and the foot of the ladder be 'x' m.
By Pythagoras theorem,
5.52=4.42+x2x2=5.52-4.42x2=30.35-19.36x2=10.89x=10.89x=3.3 m
Hence, the distance between ladder foot and wall is3.3 m.

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Question 129:

A king wanted to reward his advisor, a wise man of the kingdom. So he asked the Wiseman to name his own reward. The Wiseman thanked the king but said that he would ask only for some gold coins each day for a month. The coins were to be counted out in a pattern of one coin for the first day, 3 coins for the second day, 5 coins for the third day and so on for 30 days. Without making calculations, find how many coins will the advisor get in that month?

Answer:

From question,
Amount received at end of 30 days = 1 + 3 + 5 + ...
Since, it is an odd number series,
We know, sum of 'n' odd terms = n2
Here, n=30.
Sum of odd natural number =n2=302=900
Hence, he will receive 900 coins in that month.

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Question 130:

Find three numbers in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5, the sum of whose squares is 608.

Answer:

Let the numbers be 2x, 3x and 5x.

2x2+3x2+5x2=608  (given)4x2+9x2+25x2=60838x2=608x2=16x=4
Hence, numbers are 8, 12 and 20.

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Question 131:

Find the smallest square number divisible by each one of the numbers 8, 9 and 10.

Answer:

LCM of 8, 9, 10 = 2×2×2×3×3×5
                           = 360
Since, 2 and 5 have incomplete pair.
2×2×2×2×3×3×5×5= 360×10= 3600
Hence, the required smallest number is 3600.

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Question 132:

The area of a square plot is 1011400m2. Find the length of one side of the plot.

Answer:

Area of a square plot = 1011400 m2.
Let the length of the square plot be x m.
Area = x×x=1011400
x2=40401400x=40401400x=20120x=10120

Hence, the length of the side of the square is 10120 m.

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Question 133:

Find the square root of 324 by the method of repeated subtraction.

Answer:

By successive subtracting odd numbers, starting from 1.

324-1=323323-3=320320-5=315315-7=308308-9=299299-11=288288-13=275275-15=260260-17=243243-19=224224-21=203203-23=180180-25=155155-27=128128-29=9999-31=6868-33=3535-35=0

Here, we see 324 reduces after subtracting 18 odd numbers.

Hence, the square root of 324 is 18.
 

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Question 134:

Three numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. The sum of their cubes is 0.334125. Find the numbers.

Answer:

Let numbers be 2x, 3x and 4x.

Now,

2x3+3x3+4x3=0.334125

8x3+27x3+64x3=0.33412599x3=0.334125x3=0.334125÷99x3=0.003375x=0.15

Hence, the required numbers are 0.3, 0.45 and 0.6.

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Question 135:

Evaluate : 273+0.0083+0.0643

Answer:

273+0.0083+0.0643=3+0.2+0.4=3+0.6=3.6

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Question 136:

Evaluate: 52+122123

Answer:

52+122123=25+122×123=25+123=373=50,653

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Question 137:

Evaluate: 62+82123

Answer:

62+82123=36+82×123=36+83=443=85,184

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Question 138:

A perfect square number has four digits, none of which is zero. The digits from left to right have values that are: even, even, odd, even. Find the number.

Answer:

Let the number be WXYZ.
Now, from left to right, even, even, odd, even,
So, number = 8836 942=8836

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Question 139:

Put three different numbers in the circles so that when you add the numbers at the end of each line you always get a perfect square.

Answer:


Let the number be a, b and c
Such that, a = 6, b = 19, c = 30
a + b = 19 + 6 = (5)2  ( Perfect square)
b + c = 19 + 30 = (7)2
c + a = 30 + 6 = (6)2



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Question 140:

The perimeters of two squares are 40 and 96 metres respectively. Find the perimeter of another square equal in area to the sum of the first two squares.

Answer:

Let the sides of the two squares be and y respectively and the side of the third square be z.
Now,
The perimeter of first square = 40 m
4x=40x=10 m.
Also, the perimeter of second square = 96
4y=96y=24 m
Given:
Area of 3rd square = Area of 1st square + Area of 2nd square
z2=10×10+24×24z2=100+5+6z=676z=26 m
Perimeter of 3rd square = 4×26 = 104 m.

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Question 141:

A three digit perfect square is such that if it is viewed upside down, the number seen is also a perfect square. What is the number?
(Hint: The digits 1, 0 and 8 stay the same when viewed upside down, whereas 9 becomes 6 and 6 becomes 9.)
 

Answer:

The digit 1, 0, 8 remains same when viewed upside down, 
Whereas, 9 become 6 and 6 become 9.
 3- digit perfect square when viewed upside to down = 196 and 961

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Question 142:

13 and 31 is a strange pair of numbers such that their squares 169 and 961 are also mirror images of each other. Can you find two other such pairs?

Answer:

Given: 132=169, 312=961

Similar, two such numbers can be

122=144, 212=441

Hence, the required numbers are 12 and 21.



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