Question

Estimate the cube root of 148877.
please solve showing all the workings​

Answer 1

Answer:

We already know some basic cube numbers

0^{3}0  

3

=0

1^{3}1  

3

=1

2^{3}2  

3

=8

3^{3}3  

3

=27

4^{3}4  

3

=64

5^{3}5  

3

=125

6^{3}6  

3

=216

7^{3}7  

3

=343

8^{3}8  

3

=512

9^{3}9  

3

=729

Now, the common thing here is that each ones digit of the cube numbers is the same number that is getting cubed , except for 2 ,8 ,3 ,7 .

now let us take a cube no like 226981 .

to see which is the cube root of that number , first check the last 3 digits that is 981 . Its last digit is 1 so therefore the last digit of the cube root of 226981 is 1 .

Now for the remaining digits that is 226

Now 226 is the nearer & bigger number compared to the cube of 6 (216)

So the cube root of 226981 is 61

Let us take another example - 148877

Here 7 is in the last digit but the cube of seven's last digit is not seven. But the cube of three has the last digit as 7.

So the last digit of the cube root of 148877 is 3.

Now for the remaining digits 148.

It is the nearer and bigger than the cube of 5 (125).

Therefore the cube root of 148877 is 53.