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 = 10 and ab = 16, what is a² + b²?
- 2.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 85².
- 3.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 46² − 24².
- 4.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 21².
- 5.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 66².
- 6.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 84 × 76.
- 7.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 11².
- 8.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 25².
- 9.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 10 and y = 2.
- 10.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 13 and y = 4.
- 11.If a − b = 1 and ab = 42, what is a² + b²?
- 12.If a + b = 9 and ab = 18, what is a² + b²?
- 13.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 12 and y = 5.
- 14.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 59².
- 15.If a − b = 2 and ab = 99, what is a² + b²?
- 16.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 47 × 33.
- 17.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 68².
- 18.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 92².
- 19.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 37².
- 20.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 11 and y = 4.
- 21.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 7 and y = 1.
- 22.If a − b = 8 and ab = 20, what is a² + b²?
- 23.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 31 × 29.
- 24.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 79² − 1².
- 25.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 82².
- 26.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 53² − 12².
- 27.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 12 and y = 7.
- 28.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 42 × 38.
- 29.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 23² − 22².
- 30.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 41².
- 31.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 87².
- 32.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 75² − 72².
- 33.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 29² − 11².
- 34.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 24².
- 35.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 73².
- 36.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 72².
- 37.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 43².
- 38.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 27 × 13.
- 39.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 58² − 8².
- 40.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 21 × 19.
Answer key
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