SQUARES, SQUARE ROOTS, CUBES AND CUBE ROOTS Skill A: Squares of Numbers 1.

Write in expanded form, (a) 42 = X 1 (b) (1 )2 = 4 X

When a number is squared, the number is multiplied by itself.

2. Write the index form of (a) 0.36 X 0.36 = (b) (- 2.5) X (- 2.5) =

3. Find the value of the following without using a scientific calculator. (a) 52 = X X X = = =

(b) ( - 3)2 = (c) 0.62 =

4. Estimate the value of the following. (a) 7.82 (b) 30.12 (c) 1.042 82 = = = 8X8 = = =

5. Use a scientific calculator to evaluate the following, correct to 3 decimal places where necessary. (a) 63.212 (b) 124.562 (c) - 1.01352 = = = The square root of a positive number is the number when multiplying by itself equals to the

Skill B: Square Roots of Positive Numbers 1(a) Since 122 = 144. Thus (b) Since 1.52 = 2.25. Thus (c) Since ( 3 2 9 ) = . Thus 4 16 144 = 2.25 = 9 = 16

2.Evaluate each of the following with out using a calculator (a) = (b) 81 = 25 3. Find the product of each of the following. (a) (b) (c) 2 X 2.5 X 0.002 X 2 2.5 0.002 = = = 4 =

4. Evaluate the following using a scientific calculator, correct to 3 decimal places. (a) 90 = (b) (c) 1200 45.52 = =
The cube of a number is the product of the number multiplied by itself three times.

Skill C: Cubes of Numbers 1.Complete the following. (a) 53 = X X X X

(b) 1.33 =

1 1 1 (c) ( 2 ) X ( 2 ) X ( 2 ) = 5 5 5 2. Find the value of the following without using a calculator. (a) 43 (b) 103 = = X X X X X X = = =

(c) ( - 1)3 =

3. Estimate the value of the following. (a) 2.33 (b) 4.853 23 = =

(c) 1.233

4.Evaluate the following using a scientific calculator , correct to 3 decimal places (a) 12.33 = (b) ( - 14.51)3 = (c) 2.003493 =

Skill D: Cube Roots of Numbers 1(a) Since 43 = 64. Thus 3 64 = (b) Since 0.53 = 0.125. Thus (c) Since (
3

The cube root of a number is the number when multiplied by itself

0.125 =

3 3 27 27 ) = . Thus 3 = 5 125 125 2. Evaluate each of the following without using a calculator. (a) (b) (c)
3

( 64 ) =
0.027 =

3. Evaluate the following using a scientific calculator, correct to 4 decimal places. (a) 3 60 = (b) (c)
3

1320

54.52 =

4. Solve the following problems. (a) (b)

3

125 + 216 -

27
3

= = =

+ -

= = + =

(c) 3 343 - 3 512 + 3 1000 Mastery Practice 1. Write in expanded form, (a) 5.62 =

(b) 0.423 = 2. Write the index form of (a) (- 1.34) X (- 1.34) = 3 3 3 (b) ( ) X ( ) X ( ) = 7 7 7 3. Find the square root for each of the following. (a) 2.8 X 2.8 =

(b) ( 0.123) X ( 0.123) = 4. Evaluate each of the following without using a calculator. (a) 2 0.22 = (b) - 27 + ( - 3)3 = (c) 64 + 32 = 5. Evaluate the following using a scientific calculator, correct to 3 decimal places. (a) 10.12 2.33 = (b) 3 12.167 + (c) 2.452 3.56 =
3

34.67 +

54.89 =