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 = 12 and ab = 20, what is a² + b²?
- 2.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 56² − 32².
- 3.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 102².
- 4.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 11 and y = 4.
- 5.If a − b = 1 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
- 6.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 63 × 57.
- 7.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 49² − 21².
- 8.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 73 × 67.
- 9.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 22².
- 10.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 42² − 25².
- 11.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 94².
- 12.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 88 × 72.
- 13.If a + b = 16 and ab = 60, what is a² + b²?
- 14.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 93² − 20².
- 15.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 87².
- 16.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 77².
- 17.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 56² − 23².
- 18.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 101 × 99.
- 19.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 99².
- 20.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 42 × 38.
- 21.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 12 and y = 4.
- 22.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 15 and y = 9.
- 23.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 3 and y = 2.
- 24.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 20² − 3².
- 25.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 73² − 23².
- 26.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 67².
- 27.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 22².
- 28.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 72² − 51².
- 29.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 60² − 8².
- 30.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 31².
- 31.If a + b = 3 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 32.If a − b = 2 and ab = 8, what is a² + b²?
- 33.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 37².
- 34.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 42².
- 35.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 34² − 25².
- 36.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 77².
- 37.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 61².
- 38.If a + b = 16 and ab = 48, what is a² + b²?
- 39.If a + b = 4 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
- 40.If a − b = 5 and ab = 14, what is a² + b²?
Answer key
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