Class 8 Maths Worksheet: Algebraic Identities
The method (Split into easy parts): (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b². (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b². (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b²; so a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b). a² + b² = (a + b)² − 2ab = (a − b)² + 2ab.
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- 1.If a + b = 8 and ab = 7, what is a² + b²?
- 2.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 74².
- 3.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 39².
- 4.If a + b = 17 and ab = 60, what is a² + b²?
- 5.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 5 and y = 3.
- 6.If a + b = 15 and ab = 54, what is a² + b²?
- 7.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 53².
- 8.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 12².
- 9.If a + b = 10 and ab = 21, what is a² + b²?
- 10.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 8 and y = 5.
- 11.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 3 and y = 1.
- 12.If a + b = 8 and ab = 15, what is a² + b²?
- 13.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 27 × 13.
- 14.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 5 and y = 4.
- 15.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 79².
- 16.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 11 and y = 3.
- 17.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 13 and y = 1.
- 18.If a − b = 1 and ab = 132, what is a² + b²?
- 19.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 13 and y = 7.
- 20.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 64 × 56.
- 21.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 54².
- 22.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 6 and y = 5.
- 23.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 13 and y = 9.
- 24.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 13².
- 25.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 9 and y = 1.
- 26.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 55².
- 27.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 61 × 59.
- 28.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 58².
- 29.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 70² − 6².
- 30.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 78² − 68².
- 31.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 38² − 30².
- 32.If a + b = 15 and ab = 36, what is a² + b²?
- 33.If a + b = 10 and ab = 24, what is a² + b²?
- 34.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 84².
- 35.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 79² − 11².
- 36.If a + b = 21 and ab = 110, what is a² + b²?
- 37.If a + b = 9 and ab = 8, what is a² + b²?
- 38.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 99².
- 39.If a − b = 1 and ab = 72, what is a² + b²?
- 40.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 87 × 73.
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