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.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 24² − 3².
- 2.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 15².
- 3.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 42² − 8².
- 4.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 38².
- 5.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 10 and y = 9.
- 6.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 8 and y = 2.
- 7.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 5 and y = 3.
- 8.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 64².
- 9.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 46².
- 10.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 26².
- 11.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 29².
- 12.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 55² − 20².
- 13.If a − b = 4 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
- 14.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 9 and y = 3.
- 15.If a − b = 2 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
- 16.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 25².
- 17.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 15 and y = 3.
- 18.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 59².
- 19.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 63².
- 20.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 97 × 83.
- 21.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 36 × 24.
- 22.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 87².
- 23.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 12².
- 24.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 10 and y = 7.
- 25.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 32 × 28.
- 26.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 22².
- 27.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 96².
- 28.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 81² − 12².
- 29.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 7 and y = 5.
- 30.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 8 and y = 6.
- 31.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 89².
- 32.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 42 × 38.
- 33.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 8 and y = 3.
- 34.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 34².
- 35.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 57 × 43.
- 36.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 57².
- 37.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 13 and y = 7.
- 38.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 13 and y = 8.
- 39.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 58².
- 40.If a + b = 17 and ab = 70, what is a² + b²?
Answer key
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