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 = 13 and ab = 36, what is a² + b²?
- 2.If a − b = 1 and ab = 72, what is a² + b²?
- 3.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 72².
- 4.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 23².
- 5.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 78².
- 6.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 27² − 7².
- 7.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 99².
- 8.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 11 and y = 3.
- 9.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 31 × 29.
- 10.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 24² − 1².
- 11.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 51².
- 12.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 5 and y = 1.
- 13.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 18².
- 14.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 84².
- 15.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 13 and y = 4.
- 16.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 76².
- 17.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 28².
- 18.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 50² − 12².
- 19.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 83² − 75².
- 20.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 8 and y = 1.
- 21.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 92 × 88.
- 22.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 97².
- 23.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 64².
- 24.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 41 × 39.
- 25.If a − b = 1 and ab = 42, what is a² + b²?
- 26.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 66 × 54.
- 27.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 43².
- 28.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 16².
- 29.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 13 and y = 7.
- 30.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 54².
- 31.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 75 × 65.
- 32.If a − b = 7 and ab = 60, what is a² + b²?
- 33.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 15 and y = 3.
- 34.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 10 and y = 3.
- 35.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 103 × 97.
- 36.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 8 and y = 5.
- 37.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 31².
- 38.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 9 and y = 6.
- 39.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 34 × 26.
- 40.If a − b = 1 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
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