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 = 13 and ab = 40, what is a² + b²?
- 2.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 3 and y = 2.
- 3.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 87².
- 4.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 7 and y = 4.
- 5.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 51 × 49.
- 6.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 23².
- 7.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 61² − 7².
- 8.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 82 × 78.
- 9.If a + b = 3 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 10.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 67².
- 11.If a − b = 5 and ab = 6, what is a² + b²?
- 12.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 92 × 88.
- 13.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 65².
- 14.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 28 × 12.
- 15.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 89² − 57².
- 16.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 21 × 19.
- 17.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 102².
- 18.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 44² − 34².
- 19.If a + b = 12 and ab = 27, what is a² + b²?
- 20.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 24² − 3².
- 21.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 9 and y = 5.
- 22.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 21².
- 23.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 8 and y = 5.
- 24.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 81².
- 25.If a + b = 22 and ab = 120, what is a² + b²?
- 26.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 22 × 18.
- 27.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 75² − 55².
- 28.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 104 × 96.
- 29.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 39².
- 30.If a − b = 1 and ab = 90, what is a² + b²?
- 31.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 36².
- 32.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 101 × 99.
- 33.If a − b = 1 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
- 34.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 71².
- 35.If a − b = 2 and ab = 15, what is a² + b²?
- 36.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 26².
- 37.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 6 and y = 1.
- 38.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 5 and y = 1.
- 39.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 4 and y = 1.
- 40.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 57² − 49².
Answer key
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