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.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 4 and y = 2.
- 2.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 16².
- 3.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 37² − 23².
- 4.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 73².
- 5.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 54 × 46.
- 6.If a − b = 3 and ab = 4, what is a² + b²?
- 7.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 86².
- 8.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 71².
- 9.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 99².
- 10.If a + b = 13 and ab = 42, what is a² + b²?
- 11.If a + b = 8 and ab = 15, what is a² + b²?
- 12.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 39 × 21.
- 13.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 24².
- 14.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 63² − 21².
- 15.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 66² − 50².
- 16.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 87².
- 17.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 17².
- 18.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 28².
- 19.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 34² − 20².
- 20.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 23 × 17.
- 21.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 15 and y = 1.
- 22.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 11 and y = 7.
- 23.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 4 and y = 1.
- 24.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 6 and y = 3.
- 25.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 73 × 67.
- 26.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 58 × 42.
- 27.If a − b = 2 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
- 28.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 15 and y = 3.
- 29.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 63 × 57.
- 30.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 60² − 33².
- 31.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 87².
- 32.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 74² − 15².
- 33.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 42 × 38.
- 34.If a − b = 1 and ab = 30, what is a² + b²?
- 35.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 103².
- 36.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 43² − 18².
- 37.If a − b = 6 and ab = 7, what is a² + b²?
- 38.If a − b = 5 and ab = 66, what is a² + b²?
- 39.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 48² − 32².
- 40.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 15 and y = 7.
Answer key
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