MCQ 11 Mark
Tick $(\checkmark)$ the correct answer: By what least number should $648$ be multiplied to get a perfect cube$?$
- A$3$
- B$6$
- ✓$9$
- D$8$
Answer
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$9$
Factorising $648,$
We get,
$\begin{array}{c|c}2&648\\\hline2&324\\\hline2&162\\\hline3&81\\\hline3&27\\\hline3&9\\\hline3&3\\\hline&1\end{array}$
$648=2\times2\times2\times3\times3\times3\times3$
$=2^3\times3^3\times3$
$\therefore$ In order to get a perfect cube, we have to multiply by $3 × 3$ to complete the triplet.
Required number $= 9$
We get,
$\begin{array}{c|c}2&648\\\hline2&324\\\hline2&162\\\hline3&81\\\hline3&27\\\hline3&9\\\hline3&3\\\hline&1\end{array}$
$648=2\times2\times2\times3\times3\times3\times3$
$=2^3\times3^3\times3$
$\therefore$ In order to get a perfect cube, we have to multiply by $3 × 3$ to complete the triplet.
Required number $= 9$