Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) Class 8 Mathematics: Squares and Square Roots

Instructions. Answer all questions. Fill exactly one bubble per question on the OMR sheet.

1. Squares and Square Roots

   1.

   What is the square of 17?

   1. (A)

      34

   2. (B)

      256

   3. (C)

      289

   4. (D)

      189

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   Answer: (C)

   289

   The square of a number is the number multiplied by itself. So, $17 imes 17 = 289$.

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2. 2.

   Which of the following numbers is a perfect square?

   1. (A)

      75

   2. (B)

      32

   3. (C)

      49

   4. (D)

      60

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   Answer: (C)

   49

   A perfect square is an integer that is the square of an integer. $49 = 7^2$, making it a perfect square.

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3. 3.

   What is the square root of 144?

   1. (A)

      16

   2. (B)

      10

   3. (C)

      12

   4. (D)

      14

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   Answer: (C)

   12

   The square root of a number is a value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number. Since $12 imes 12 = 144$, the square root of 144 is 12.

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4. 4.

   How many non-perfect square numbers lie between $15^2$ and $16^2$?

   1. (A)

      32

   2. (B)

      29

   3. (C)

      30

   4. (D)

      31

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   Answer: (C)

   30

   The number of non-perfect square numbers between $n^2$ and $(n+1)^2$ is $2n$. Here, $n=15$, so $2 imes 15 = 30$.

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5. 5.

   Find the smallest number by which 72 must be multiplied to get a perfect square.

   1. (A)

      6

   2. (B)

      2

   3. (C)

      8

   4. (D)

      3

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   Answer: (D)

   3

   First, find the prime factorization of 72: $72 = 2 imes 2 imes 2 imes 3 imes 3$. To make it a perfect square, all prime factors must be in pairs. The factor 2 appears three times, so we need one more 2. The factor 3 appears twice. Thus, multiplying by 2 would make it $2 imes 2 imes 2 imes 2 imes 3 imes 3$, which is not correct. We need to multiply by 2 to make it $2^4 imes 3^2$. Oh, wait. The prime factors are $2^3 imes 3^2$. To make it a perfect square, the exponent of each prime factor must be even. Here, 2 has an odd exponent (3). So, we need to multiply by 2 to make its exponent 4. Therefore, the smallest number is 2. My initial analysis was flawed. Let me re-evaluate. $72 = 2^3 imes 3^2$. To be a perfect square, all exponents in its prime factorization must be even. Here, $2^3$ has an odd exponent. We need to multiply by 2 to make it $2^4 imes 3^2$. So, the smallest number to multiply by is 2. I was thinking of 3 for some reason. Let me check the options. Ah, I see, I made a mistake in my initial thought process during generation. The correct factor is 2. Let's re-do the explanation to ensure it's correct. Prime factorization of 72 is $2 imes 2 imes 2 imes 3 imes 3 = 2^3 imes

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