Year 8 Square and Cube Numbers Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
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A square number is a number times itself; a cube number is a number times itself three times.
1.62 = (answer space)
Answer: 36
- 6 × 6 = 36
2.√16 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- 4 × 4 = 16
3.68 is a square number.
Answer: False
82 = 64 and 92 = 81, so 68 is not a square number.
4.33 = (answer space)
Answer: 27
- 3 × 3 × 3 = 27
5.The cube root of 27 is (answer space).
Answer: 3
- 3 × 3 × 3 = 27
6.46 is a cube number.
Answer: False
46 is not a whole number cubed.
7.132 = (answer space)
Answer: 169
- 13 × 13 = 169
8.√36 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- 6 × 6 = 36
9.92 is a square number.
Answer: False
92 = 81 and 102 = 100, so 92 is not a square number.
10.53 = (answer space)
Answer: 125
- 5 × 5 × 5 = 125
11.The cube root of 1 is (answer space).
Answer: 1
- 1 × 1 × 1 = 1
12.102 is a cube number.
Answer: False
102 is not a whole number cubed.
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