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 85² − 8².
- 2.If a − b = 4 and ab = 5, what is a² + b²?
- 3.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 65 × 55.
- 4.If a + b = 5 and ab = 6, what is a² + b²?
- 5.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 19².
- 6.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 3 and y = 2.
- 7.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 38².
- 8.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 50² − 39².
- 9.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 45² − 30².
- 10.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 53 × 47.
- 11.If a + b = 11 and ab = 10, what is a² + b²?
- 12.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 66².
- 13.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 28².
- 14.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 24² − 17².
- 15.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 37².
- 16.If a − b = 6 and ab = 27, what is a² + b²?
- 17.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 92².
- 18.If a − b = 1 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
- 19.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 8 and y = 2.
- 20.If a − b = 2 and ab = 15, what is a² + b²?
- 21.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 27 × 13.
- 22.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 89².
- 23.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 88².
- 24.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 56² − 28².
- 25.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 79 × 61.
- 26.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 83 × 77.
- 27.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 71 × 69.
- 28.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 93 × 87.
- 29.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 55 × 45.
- 30.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 101 × 99.
- 31.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 32 × 28.
- 32.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 96².
- 33.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 92².
- 34.If a − b = 1 and ab = 72, what is a² + b²?
- 35.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 38².
- 36.If a − b = 7 and ab = 60, what is a² + b²?
- 37.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 69².
- 38.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 44².
- 39.If a + b = 15 and ab = 44, what is a² + b²?
- 40.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 99² − 41².
Answer key
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