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 = 2 and ab = 48, what is a² + b²?
- 2.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 101².
- 3.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 75 × 65.
- 4.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 81².
- 5.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 81 × 79.
- 6.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 6 and y = 1.
- 7.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 88² − 14².
- 8.If a + b = 7 and ab = 6, what is a² + b²?
- 9.If a − b = 7 and ab = 60, what is a² + b²?
- 10.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 22 × 18.
- 11.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 32² − 16².
- 12.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 19².
- 13.If a − b = 4 and ab = 21, what is a² + b²?
- 14.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 91².
- 15.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 57².
- 16.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 40² − 17².
- 17.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 96².
- 18.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 6 and y = 3.
- 19.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 3 and y = 1.
- 20.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 92² − 16².
- 21.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 17².
- 22.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 43².
- 23.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 58².
- 24.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 12 and y = 1.
- 25.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 26² − 24².
- 26.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 42 × 38.
- 27.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 12².
- 28.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 59² − 35².
- 29.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 3 and y = 1.
- 30.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 21².
- 31.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 45².
- 32.If a + b = 14 and ab = 45, what is a² + b²?
- 33.If a + b = 6 and ab = 5, what is a² + b²?
- 34.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 83².
- 35.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 32 × 28.
- 36.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 71 × 69.
- 37.If a + b = 12 and ab = 11, what is a² + b²?
- 38.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 63² − 55².
- 39.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 25².
- 40.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 53 × 47.
Answer key
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