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ROOTS - Square & cube

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Write an equation for this phrase, "The square root of x is equal to 3."
a)
x2 = 3
b)
x2 = 9
c)
√x = 3
d)
√x = 9
2.
Solve for x when x= √16 
a)
x = 2
b)
x = 4
c)
x = 8
d)
x = 32
3.
Solve for p when p2 = 100.
a)
1,000
b)
10
c)
0.10
d)
-0.10
4.
Solve for x when x2 = 144
a)
4
b)
11
c)
12
d)
14
5.
Solve for x when x = (3/4)2
a)
x = 4/3
b)
x = 9/4
c)
x = 9/16
d)
x = 3/16
6.
Solve for x when x3 = 125
a)
5
b)
10
c)
12
d)
15
7.
Solve for x when x3 = 1/8
a)
x = 2
b)
x = 1/2
c)
x = 4
d)
x = 16
8.
Write an equation for this phrase, "2 cubed is equal to the square root of x." 
a)
23 = √x
b)
22 = √x
c)
4 = √16
d)
√x = 2
9.
If x3 = -27, then x equals
a)
-3
b)
-9
c)
+3 and -3
d)
+9 and -9
10.
A cube with side length s has a volume of 64 cubic units. What is the length of the side of the cube?
a)
32 units
b)
16 units
c)
8 units
d)
4 units
11.
A square with side length s has an area of 0.81 square units. What is the length of the side of the square?
a)
0.9 units
b)
0.6561 units
c)
0.405 units
d)
0.3 units
12.
The volume of a cube is 1,000 cm3. What is the length of each side of the cube? 
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
300
13.
Select the answer with all perfect squares. 
a)
-144, 9, 50, 75, 81, 100
b)
9, 50, 75, 81, 100
c)
9, 50, 81, 100
d)
9, 81,100
14.
The area of a square is 400 m2. What is the length of the side of the square?
a)
20 m
b)
200 m
c)
20 m2
d)
200 m2
15.
THINK! Solve for x when √x = 22
a)
2
b)
4
c)
8
d)
16
16.
The number -8 is a
a)
perfect Square
b)
perfect Cube
17.
The number 16 is a 
a)
perfect square
b)
perfect cube
18.
The number 25/9 is a 
a)
perfect square
b)
perfect cube
19.
The number -27/64 is a 
a)
perfect square
b)
perfect cube
20.
The number 1000 is 
a)
perfect square
b)
perfect cube
21.
a)
8
b)
9
c)
10
d)
11
22.
a)
9
b)
3
c)
1/3
d)
1
23.
In the picture, the "3" is called...
a)
the index
b)
the radical sign
c)
the radicand
d)
none
24.
What kind of number is the cube root of 100.
a)
Rational 
b)
irrational
25.
What type of number is the square root of 25?
a)
rational 
b)
irrational
26.
√-25
a)
5
b)
-5
c)
±5
d)
None
27.
√1
a)
2
b)
1
c)
10
d)
11
28.

What is a square root??

a)

You have to multiply to get the square root

b)

Multiply to get an odd number.

c)

the square root of a number is the factor that we can multiply by itself to get that number.

d)

Multiply and divide to get the square root

29.

What is the square root of 225??

a)

16

b)

15

c)

9

d)

8

30.
Estimate the square root. 
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
31.
Estimate the square root.
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
32.
Estimate the square root.
a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
33.
Between which two whole numbers is the 
√20 ?
a)
5 and 6
b)
10 and 2
c)
4 and 5
d)
3 and 4
34.

Find the value of

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Perimeter of a square field is 164 m. Find the area of the field.

a)

41

b)

82

c)

1681

d)

1730

36.

Which number in this list is not a rational number?

√5, ∛8, 0, -4.2

a)

√5

b)

∛8

c)

0

d)

-4.2

37.

Identify the base and the exponent of 4a5

a)

base is a, exponent is 5

b)

base is 4a, exponent is 5

c)

base is 5, exponent is a

d)

base is 5, exponent is 4a

38.

Expand and evaluate -34

a)

-3 * 3 * 3 * 3 = -81

b)

-3 * -3 * -3 * -3 = 81

c)

-3 * 3 * 3 * 3 = 81

d)

-3 * -3 * -3 * -3 = -81

39.

Write in exponential notation: -4 * -4 * -4

a)

(-4)3

b)

-43

c)

-(4)3

d)

-64

40.

Simplify -30

a)

-1

b)

1

c)

0

d)

-3

41.

Write 5-2 as a simple fraction or integer.

a)

1/25

b)

-25

c)

-1/25

d)

25

42.

Rewrite 5x-2y-3 using only positive exponents.

a)

5/(x2y3)

b)

5x2y3

c)

5x-2y-3

d)

1/(5x2y3)

43.
Simplify
a)
x²y√xy
b)
xy
c)
x²y²
d)
Can't Simplify
44.
CHALLENGE.
a)
3
b)
62
c)
6
d)
2
45.
Find the cube root. 
a)
-10
b)
10
c)
100
d)
-100
46.

What is a square?

a)

Something you multiply by the 3rd power

b)

A trianglular shape

c)

A number you multiply by itself

47.
In between what two integers is the square root of 77?
a)
5 and 6
b)
6 and 7
c)
7 and 8
d)
8 and 9
48.
In between what two integers is the square root of 44?
a)
3 and 4
b)
4 and 5
c)
5 and 6
d)
6 and 7
49.
What type of function is shown?
a)
cube root
b)
square root
c)
logarithm
d)
exponential