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 = 15 and ab = 50, what is a² + b²?
- 2.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 88².
- 3.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 6 and y = 3.
- 4.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 35².
- 5.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 8 and y = 2.
- 6.If a − b = 8 and ab = 9, what is a² + b²?
- 7.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 69 × 51.
- 8.If a + b = 12 and ab = 32, what is a² + b²?
- 9.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 63 × 57.
- 10.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 86².
- 11.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 38².
- 12.If a − b = 4 and ab = 5, what is a² + b²?
- 13.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 31².
- 14.If a + b = 3 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 15.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 5 and y = 1.
- 16.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 53² − 4².
- 17.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 31² − 18².
- 18.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 68².
- 19.If a + b = 11 and ab = 30, what is a² + b²?
- 20.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 11².
- 21.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 86² − 83².
- 22.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 11 and y = 6.
- 23.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 32 × 28.
- 24.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 82².
- 25.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 49².
- 26.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 65 × 55.
- 27.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 61².
- 28.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 48².
- 29.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 81² − 36².
- 30.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 23².
- 31.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 6 and y = 1.
- 32.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 85 × 75.
- 33.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 61 × 59.
- 34.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 88².
- 35.If a − b = 6 and ab = 16, what is a² + b²?
- 36.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 102 × 98.
- 37.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 63² − 20².
- 38.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 91².
- 39.If a − b = 1 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
- 40.If a + b = 5 and ab = 6, what is a² + b²?
Answer key
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- 7744
- 27
- 1225
- 100
- 82
- 3519
- 80
- 3591
- 7396
- 1444
- 26
- 961
- 5
- 36
- 2793
- 637
- 4624
- 61
- 121
- 507
- 25
- 896
- 6724
- 2401
- 3575
- 3721
- 2304
- 5265
- 529
- 35
- 6375
- 3599
- 7744
- 68
- 9996
- 3569
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