Question

Find the cube roots of the following numbers by successive subtraction of numbers:
1, 7, 19, 37, 61, 91, 127, 169, 217, 271, 331, 397, …

(i) 1728

Answer 1

(i) 1728

1728 – 1 = 1727

1727 – 7 = 1720

1720 – 19 = 1701

1701 – 37 = 1664

1664 – 91 = 1512

1512 – 127 = 1385

1385 – 169 = 1216

1216 – 217 = 999

999 – 271 = 728

728 – 331 = 397

397 – 397 = 0

Hence ,subtraction is performed 12 times.

∴ Cube root of 1728 is 12.