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.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 82² − 8².
- 2.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 12 and y = 1.
- 3.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 82² − 26².
- 4.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 91 × 89.
- 5.If a − b = 5 and ab = 36, what is a² + b²?
- 6.If a − b = 2 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
- 7.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 98² − 87².
- 8.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 83².
- 9.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 69².
- 10.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 54² − 13².
- 11.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 44² − 30².
- 12.If a + b = 3 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 13.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 68².
- 14.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 62².
- 15.If a + b = 5 and ab = 4, what is a² + b²?
- 16.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 105 × 95.
- 17.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 62 × 58.
- 18.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 21 × 19.
- 19.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 74².
- 20.If a − b = 1 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
- 21.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 16².
- 22.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 47².
- 23.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 9 and y = 2.
- 24.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 31² − 9².
- 25.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 57 × 43.
- 26.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 18².
- 27.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 61².
- 28.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 15².
- 29.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 17².
- 30.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 77².
- 31.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 51 × 49.
- 32.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 27 × 13.
- 33.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 67 × 53.
- 34.If a + b = 6 and ab = 5, what is a² + b²?
- 35.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 32 × 28.
- 36.If a − b = 7 and ab = 8, what is a² + b²?
- 37.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 66².
- 38.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 13 and y = 6.
- 39.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 26 × 14.
- 40.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 7 and y = 1.
Answer key
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