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 = 23 and ab = 132, what is a² + b²?
- 2.If a − b = 3 and ab = 40, what is a² + b²?
- 3.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 88² − 87².
- 4.If a − b = 5 and ab = 66, what is a² + b²?
- 5.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 15 and y = 3.
- 6.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 81².
- 7.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 53² − 32².
- 8.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 34² − 20².
- 9.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 28².
- 10.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 12 and y = 1.
- 11.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 11 and y = 10.
- 12.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 26² − 21².
- 13.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 105 × 95.
- 14.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 25².
- 15.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 52².
- 16.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 83 × 77.
- 17.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 30² − 3².
- 18.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 82².
- 19.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 13².
- 20.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 48².
- 21.If a − b = 3 and ab = 28, what is a² + b²?
- 22.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 33².
- 23.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 34² − 30².
- 24.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 14².
- 25.If a − b = 2 and ab = 48, what is a² + b²?
- 26.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 38 × 22.
- 27.If a − b = 2 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
- 28.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 76 × 64.
- 29.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 3 and y = 2.
- 30.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 42².
- 31.If a + b = 3 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 32.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 63².
- 33.If a + b = 12 and ab = 35, what is a² + b²?
- 34.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 65².
- 35.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 55² − 51².
- 36.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 26² − 20².
- 37.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 93 × 87.
- 38.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 4 and y = 2.
- 39.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 78².
- 40.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 81 × 79.
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