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 = 3 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 2.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 38².
- 3.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 12 and y = 8.
- 4.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 29².
- 5.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 11².
- 6.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 3 and y = 1.
- 7.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 70² − 56².
- 8.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 28².
- 9.If a + b = 18 and ab = 77, what is a² + b²?
- 10.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 96² − 53².
- 11.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 14 and y = 3.
- 12.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 72² − 69².
- 13.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 13².
- 14.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 41 × 39.
- 15.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 84².
- 16.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 101².
- 17.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 15 and y = 7.
- 18.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 61².
- 19.If a + b = 7 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
- 20.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 31² − 30².
- 21.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 64².
- 22.If a − b = 3 and ab = 10, what is a² + b²?
- 23.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 14².
- 24.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 4 and y = 1.
- 25.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 52² − 42².
- 26.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 99².
- 27.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 4 and y = 2.
- 28.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 89² − 49².
- 29.If a + b = 5 and ab = 6, what is a² + b²?
- 30.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 14 and y = 12.
- 31.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 6 and y = 3.
- 32.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 7 and y = 1.
- 33.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 20² − 9².
- 34.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 4 and y = 3.
- 35.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 16².
- 36.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 24 × 16.
- 37.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 6 and y = 4.
- 38.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 39².
- 39.If a + b = 8 and ab = 15, what is a² + b²?
- 40.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 12 and y = 5.
Answer key
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