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 = 2 and ab = 8, what is a² + b²?
- 2.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 86 × 74.
- 3.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 69² − 1².
- 4.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 43².
- 5.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 92 × 88.
- 6.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 86².
- 7.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 82².
- 8.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 11².
- 9.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 61².
- 10.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 3 and y = 1.
- 11.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 4 and y = 1.
- 12.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 7 and y = 1.
- 13.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 31² − 15².
- 14.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 69 × 51.
- 15.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 73² − 10².
- 16.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 81 × 79.
- 17.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 93².
- 18.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 65 × 55.
- 19.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 23².
- 20.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 25².
- 21.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 37².
- 22.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 49 × 31.
- 23.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 46².
- 24.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 71².
- 25.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 77² − 65².
- 26.If a + b = 7 and ab = 6, what is a² + b²?
- 27.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 5 and y = 3.
- 28.If a + b = 4 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
- 29.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 41².
- 30.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 9 and y = 4.
- 31.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 71 × 69.
- 32.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 51² − 1².
- 33.If a + b = 21 and ab = 110, what is a² + b²?
- 34.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 62².
- 35.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 57².
- 36.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 19².
- 37.If a + b = 16 and ab = 60, what is a² + b²?
- 38.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 28² − 4².
- 39.If a + b = 9 and ab = 8, what is a² + b²?
- 40.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 34².
Answer key
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