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 = 6 and ab = 5, what is a² + b²?
- 2.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 95².
- 3.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 43².
- 4.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 44 × 36.
- 5.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 34².
- 6.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 23².
- 7.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 38².
- 8.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 3 and y = 1.
- 9.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 6 and y = 4.
- 10.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 3 and y = 2.
- 11.If a + b = 18 and ab = 77, what is a² + b²?
- 12.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 55² − 21².
- 13.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 35².
- 14.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 10 and y = 7.
- 15.If a + b = 9 and ab = 14, what is a² + b²?
- 16.If a + b = 3 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 17.If a − b = 9 and ab = 22, what is a² + b²?
- 18.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 39².
- 19.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 27² − 17².
- 20.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 3 and y = 2.
- 21.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 25 × 15.
- 22.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 36².
- 23.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 32².
- 24.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 40² − 8².
- 25.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 107 × 93.
- 26.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 56² − 14².
- 27.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 52² − 31².
- 28.If a − b = 2 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
- 29.If a − b = 2 and ab = 8, what is a² + b²?
- 30.If a − b = 4 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
- 31.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 94².
- 32.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 69².
- 33.If a − b = 4 and ab = 5, what is a² + b²?
- 34.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 57 × 43.
- 35.If a + b = 9 and ab = 8, what is a² + b²?
- 36.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 66² − 19².
- 37.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 58².
- 38.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 9 and y = 3.
- 39.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 43 × 37.
- 40.If a − b = 7 and ab = 18, what is a² + b²?
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