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Class 8 Maths Worksheet: Algebraic Identities

Maths worksheets lesson 61: Algebraic identities · Set 4 · 40 sums
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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. 1.If a + b = 8 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
  2. 2.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 85 × 75.
  3. 3.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 31².
  4. 4.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 7 and y = 3.
  5. 5.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 87².
  6. 6.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 57 × 43.
  7. 7.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 61² − 3².
  8. 8.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 56².
  9. 9.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 98².
  10. 10.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 12 and y = 5.
  11. 11.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 4 and y = 3.
  12. 12.If a + b = 10 and ab = 9, what is a² + b²?
  13. 13.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 86 × 74.
  14. 14.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 40² − 29².
  15. 15.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 94² − 53².
  16. 16.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 52².
  17. 17.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 41² − 7².
  18. 18.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 22 × 18.
  19. 19.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 75².
  20. 20.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 57².
  21. 21.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 15 and y = 4.
  22. 22.If a − b = 3 and ab = 4, what is a² + b²?
  23. 23.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 54² − 31².
  24. 24.If a − b = 2 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
  25. 25.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 69².
  26. 26.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 46 × 34.
  27. 27.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 79².
  28. 28.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 79².
  29. 29.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 18².
  30. 30.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 4 and y = 1.
  31. 31.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 58².
  32. 32.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 32 × 28.
  33. 33.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 80² − 65².
  34. 34.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 62².
  35. 35.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 65 × 55.
  36. 36.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 38² − 31².
  37. 37.If a + b = 3 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
  38. 38.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 87 × 73.
  39. 39.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 10 and y = 6.
  40. 40.If a − b = 4 and ab = 77, what is a² + b²?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 6375
  3. 961
  4. 40
  5. 7569
  6. 2451
  7. 3712
  8. 3136
  9. 9604
  10. 119
  11. 1
  12. 82
  13. 6364
  14. 759
  15. 6027
  16. 2704
  17. 1632
  18. 396
  19. 5625
  20. 3249
  21. 361
  22. 17
  23. 1955
  24. 10
  25. 4761
  26. 1564
  27. 6241
  28. 6241
  29. 324
  30. 9
  31. 3364
  32. 896
  33. 2175
  34. 3844
  35. 3575
  36. 483
  37. 5
  38. 6351
  39. 16
  40. 170

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