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 = 1 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
- 2.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 21².
- 3.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 14 and y = 8.
- 4.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 44².
- 5.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 15 and y = 2.
- 6.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 21 × 19.
- 7.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 15 and y = 11.
- 8.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 89².
- 9.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 6 and y = 5.
- 10.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 105 × 95.
- 11.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 47².
- 12.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 29 × 11.
- 13.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 56 × 44.
- 14.If a + b = 3 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 15.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 87².
- 16.If a − b = 7 and ab = 8, what is a² + b²?
- 17.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 77 × 63.
- 18.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 15 and y = 4.
- 19.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 78 × 62.
- 20.If a + b = 6 and ab = 5, what is a² + b²?
- 21.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 65².
- 22.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 28² − 4².
- 23.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 66² − 13².
- 24.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 32² − 27².
- 25.If a + b = 10 and ab = 24, what is a² + b²?
- 26.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 7 and y = 6.
- 27.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 81 × 79.
- 28.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 10 and y = 8.
- 29.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 30² − 21².
- 30.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 34² − 5².
- 31.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 14 and y = 1.
- 32.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 44².
- 33.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 49².
- 34.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 80² − 7².
- 35.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 34² − 16².
- 36.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 86².
- 37.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 108 × 92.
- 38.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 62² − 19².
- 39.If a − b = 1 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 40.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 41².
Answer key
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