Maths Assignment

Grade 8
Exams

Chapter 1

FA 1

Cube & Cube Root

The Concept
If a number is multiplied by itself three times, then the product is called
the cube of that number.
To denote the cube of a number, 3 is written a little up to the right of the
numbers.

Thus, 3 is the power of x and is read as x cubed.

Cube of a number
When a number is multiplied three times by itself, the product obtained is
called the cube of a number.
For a given numberm, we define, cube of m = m m m, denoted by
m3 .
For example
(i) 23 = (2 2 2) = 8.
Thus, cube of 2 is 8.
(ii) 33 = (3 3 3) = 27.
Thus, cube of 3 is 27.
(iii)4 4 4 = 64, here 64 is the cube of 4.
(iv) 5 5 5 = 125, here 125 is the cube of 5.

Perfect cube
A natural number (n) is said to be a perfect cube if (n = m3) it is the cube
of some natural number.
For example
13 =1,
23 = 8,
33 =27,
43 =64,
53 =125, etc.
Thus 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, etc. are perfect cubes.
A given natural number is a perfect cube if it can be expressed
as the product of triplets of equal factors.
Cubes of negative integer
The cube of a negative integer is always negative.
For example
(-1)3 = (-1) (-1) (-1) = -1,
(-2)3 = (-2) (-2) (-2) = -8, etc.
Cube of a rational number
We have, (a/b)
Hence, (a/b)

= a/b a/b a/b = (a a a)/(b b b) = a3/b3

= a3/ b3

For example
(i) (3/5)

(ii) (-2/3)

= 33/5
3

= (3 3 3)/(5 5 5) = 27/125

= (-2) 3/ 33 = {(-2) (-2) (-2)}/(3 3 3) = -8/27

Properties of cubes of numbers

(i) The cube of every even natural number is even
(ii) The cube of every odd natural number is odd

Solve The Following:

1. Find the cube of the following
1
2
4
(a) -80
(b)
(c) 4.5
(d) 0.07
2. Find out if the following numbers are perfect cubes: 2488, 79507,
9261, 729, 400, 10000, 5832.
3. Find the smallest number by which 1944 must be multiplied so that
the product is a perfect cube.
4. Find the smallest number by which 4394 must be divided so that the
quotient is a perfect cube.
5. Find the cube roots of the following numbers: 2744, -1000, 6859.
3
27 64
6. Evaluate:
3 216 ( 343)
7. Evaluate:
125
3
512
8. Evaluate:
9. Find the cube root of 5.832.
10. Find the smallest number by which 11979 must be multiplied so
that the product is a perfect cube.
11. Find the smallest number by which 33275 must be divided so that
the quotient is a perfect cube.
1728
3
2744
12. Evaluate:
1 33 54 155
8

8 8 250
27
8
13. Find the cube roots of ,
,
,
,
.
3
cm
14. The volume of a cube is 64
. What is the surface area of the
cube?

15.

A mason makes a water tank of dimensions: 15 m depth, 10 m

kg / m3

length & 5 m breadth. The density of water is 1000

water holding capacity of the tank.

Chapter 2

. Find out the

Rational Numbers

Solve The Following:

1. Express each of the following as a rational number with positive
denominator:
(i) 15/(-28)
(ii) 6/(-9)
(iii) -28/(-11)
(iv) 19/(-7)
2. Express (-3)/5 as a rational number with denominator.
(i) 20
(ii) -30
(iii) 35
(iv) -40
3. Select those rational numbers which can be written as a rational
number with denominator 4: 7/8, 64/16, 36/(-12), (-16)/17, 5/(-4),
140/28
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

If m is a common divisor of x and y, then x/y = (x k)/______.

If m/n is a rational number, then n cannot be ________.
Add: 7/-18 and 8/27.
Add: 0 and -2/5.
Add: -31/6 + -27/8.

9. Add: -8/9 and 11/6.

10. From a rope 11 m long, two pieces of lengths 13/5 m and 33/10 m
are cut off. What is the length of the remaining rope?
11. A basket contains three types of fruits weighing 58/3 kg in all. If
73/9 kg of these be apples, 19/6 kg be oranges and the rest pears.
What is the weight of the pears in the basket?
12. Find the area of a rectangular park which is 183/5 m long and 50/3
m broad.
13. The product of two rational numbers is 48/5. If one of the rational
number is 66/7, find the other rational number.
14. The cost of 7/2 meters of cloth is Rs 231/4. What is the cost of one
meter of cloth?
15. Verify: 3/7 {5/6 + 12/13} = (3/7 5/6) + (3/7 12/13)