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 = 8 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
- 2.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 85 × 75.
- 3.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 31².
- 4.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 7 and y = 3.
- 5.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 87².
- 6.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 57 × 43.
- 7.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 61² − 3².
- 8.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 56².
- 9.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 98².
- 10.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 12 and y = 5.
- 11.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 4 and y = 3.
- 12.If a + b = 10 and ab = 9, what is a² + b²?
- 13.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 86 × 74.
- 14.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 40² − 29².
- 15.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 94² − 53².
- 16.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 52².
- 17.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 41² − 7².
- 18.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 22 × 18.
- 19.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 75².
- 20.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 57².
- 21.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 15 and y = 4.
- 22.If a − b = 3 and ab = 4, what is a² + b²?
- 23.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 54² − 31².
- 24.If a − b = 2 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
- 25.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 69².
- 26.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 46 × 34.
- 27.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 79².
- 28.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 79².
- 29.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 18².
- 30.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 4 and y = 1.
- 31.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 58².
- 32.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 32 × 28.
- 33.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 80² − 65².
- 34.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 62².
- 35.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 65 × 55.
- 36.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 38² − 31².
- 37.If a + b = 3 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 38.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 87 × 73.
- 39.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 10 and y = 6.
- 40.If a − b = 4 and ab = 77, what is a² + b²?
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