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 = 1 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 2.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 18².
- 3.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 82².
- 4.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 86².
- 5.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 11².
- 6.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 31².
- 7.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 5 and y = 1.
- 8.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 71².
- 9.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 35² − 12².
- 10.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 102 × 98.
- 11.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 52 × 48.
- 12.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 19².
- 13.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 11².
- 14.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 33².
- 15.If a − b = 8 and ab = 20, what is a² + b²?
- 16.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 42² − 13².
- 17.If a + b = 11 and ab = 10, what is a² + b²?
- 18.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 36² − 30².
- 19.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 81² − 15².
- 20.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 23 × 17.
- 21.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 66 × 54.
- 22.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 81 × 79.
- 23.If a + b = 4 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
- 24.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 59².
- 25.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 51² − 50².
- 26.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 23².
- 27.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 12 and y = 3.
- 28.If a − b = 2 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
- 29.If a + b = 15 and ab = 50, what is a² + b²?
- 30.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 46².
- 31.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 66² − 37².
- 32.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 74².
- 33.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 63 × 57.
- 34.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 99².
- 35.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 57² − 16².
- 36.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 93².
- 37.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 64².
- 38.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 15 and y = 13.
- 39.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 36 × 24.
- 40.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 80² − 79².
Answer key
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