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Algebra formulas sheet — identities, with practice questions

Free algebra formulas sheet: (a + b)², (a − b)², (a + b)(a − b), (a + b)³ and more, with printable practice — expand, factorise and use identities to calculate, with answers.

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Expand the square

Class 8–9 · Worksheet 1 · set 52
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Expand using (a + b)² or (a − b)².

  1. (5a + 6)²
  2. (3a + 1)²
  3. (2y − 3)²
  4. (x − 6)²
  5. (5x − 7)²
  6. (3a + 8)²
  7. (4y + 2)²
  8. (4a + 4)²
  9. (y − 8)²
  10. (5x + 5)²

(a + b)(a − b)

Class 8–9 · Worksheet 2 · set 52
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Multiply using (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b².

  1. (x + 7)(x − 7)
  2. (3y + 4)(3y − 4)
  3. (4a + 6)(4a − 6)
  4. (3x + 2)(3x − 2)
  5. (y + 7)(y − 7)
  6. (4m + 1)(4m − 1)
  7. (y + 9)(y − 9)
  8. (3m + 5)(3m − 5)
  9. (y + 1)(y − 1)
  10. (5a + 4)(5a − 4)

Calculate with identities

Class 8–9 · Worksheet 3 · set 52
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Use an identity — no long multiplication.

  1. Use an identity to find 95 × 96
  2. Use an identity to find 108 × 92
  3. Use an identity to find 53 × 47
  4. Use an identity to find 107 × 93
  5. Use an identity to find 102 × 98
  6. Use an identity to find 41 × 42
  7. Use an identity to find 1009 × 991
  8. Use an identity to find 992²
  9. Use an identity to find 104²
  10. Use an identity to find 51 × 52

Factorise using identities

Class 9 · Worksheet 4 · set 52
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Factorise.

  1. 25m² − 80m + 64
  2. x² − 6x + 9
  3. 9a² − 64
  4. 9y² + 30y + 25
  5. 9x² − 30x + 25
  6. 25y² − 4
  7. 25a² + 70a + 49
  8. 9x² − 25
  9. 16a² − 40a + 25
  10. 4x² − 25

Expand the cube

Class 9 · Worksheet 5 · set 52
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Expand using (a + b)³.

  1. (x + 3)³
  2. (x − 4)³
  3. (x + 4)³
  4. (x − 5)³
  5. (x − 3)³
  6. (x − 2)³
  7. (x − 1)³
  8. (x + 1)³

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What are the basic algebraic identities?

(a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b², (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² and (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² — learn these three first; the others build on them.

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