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 = 8, what is a² + b²?
- 2.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 79².
- 3.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 81² − 9².
- 4.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 9 and y = 2.
- 5.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 43² − 8².
- 6.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 99².
- 7.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 53².
- 8.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 17².
- 9.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 89 × 71.
- 10.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 7 and y = 1.
- 11.If a + b = 9 and ab = 14, what is a² + b²?
- 12.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 46².
- 13.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 13 and y = 7.
- 14.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 55².
- 15.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 57² − 40².
- 16.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 8 and y = 7.
- 17.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 19².
- 18.If a − b = 1 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 19.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 9 and y = 3.
- 20.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 56².
- 21.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 16².
- 22.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 73².
- 23.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 41² − 21².
- 24.If a + b = 19 and ab = 84, what is a² + b²?
- 25.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 55² − 39².
- 26.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 97 × 83.
- 27.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 56² − 5².
- 28.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 26 × 14.
- 29.If a + b = 3 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 30.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 11².
- 31.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 32 × 28.
- 32.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 61² − 8².
- 33.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 47².
- 34.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 65² − 39².
- 35.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 5 and y = 3.
- 36.If a + b = 21 and ab = 108, what is a² + b²?
- 37.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 15 and y = 8.
- 38.If a + b = 4 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
- 39.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 15².
- 40.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 35².
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