PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT:

SQUARE ROOT, CUBE ROOT

1. (a) Find the value of 3600

2
(b) Calculate the value of [( ) 
2
81]2 [3 marks]
3

1 3
2. (a) Find the value of (1 )
4
(b) Calculate the value of (5.6  16 ) 3 [3 marks]

1 2
3. (a) Find the value of (1 )
2
27 2
(b) Calculate the value of ( 2.4  3 ) [3 marks]
8

4. (a) Find the value of 3

 0.216
(b) Calculate the value of [ 81  ( 2) 3 ]2 [3 marks]

64
5. (a) Find the value of 3
27
(b) Calculate the value of ( 4  36  3  8 ) 2 [3 marks]

1 3
6. (a) Find the value of ( )
2
(b) Calculate the value of (5.2  3  64 ) 2 [3 marks]

1 3
7. (a) Find the value of (1 )
2
(b) Calculate the value of (3  3  64 ) 2 [3 marks]

8. (a) Find the value of 3

 0.064
3

(b) Calculate the value of 9  22

2
[3 marks]
32

9. (a) Find the value of 1  (0.4) 3

(b) Calculate the value of ( 4.3  3  0.027 ) 2 [3 marks]

10. (a) Find the value of 23  3  8

(b) Calculate the value of ( 2.5 2  0.75) 2 [3 marks]

11. (a) Find the value of 8  3  27

(b) Calculate the value of 32  (0.2) 3 [3 marks]
12. a) Find the value of 3
0.729
9
(b) Calculate the value of  33  [3 marks]
16
3
 2
13. a) Find the value of   
 3
(b) Calculate the value of 23  3 8 [3 marks]

14. a) Find the value of 0.81

3
 16 
(b) Calculate the value of 1  
 [3 marks]
 9 

64
15. a) Find the value of 3 
125
7
(b) Calculate the value of 2 [3 marks]
9

16. a) Find the value of 3

64 (3 marks)
3
1 
b) Calculate the value  x 36  PMR 2007
2 

17. a) Find the value of 3

0.512 (3 marks)
27
b) Calculate the value 42  3  PMR 2004
8

3
 1
18. a) Find the value of    (3 marks)
 4
b) Calculate the value ( 4.2  3 27 ) 2 PMR 2005

19. a) Find the value of 0.49 (3 marks)

3
 25 
b) Calculate the value   1 PMR 2006
 16 

20. a) Find the value of 3

 0.027

b) Calculate the value 8  3  64  2
(3 marks)