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 48² − 8².
- 2.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 88².
- 3.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 3 and y = 1.
- 4.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 15 and y = 9.
- 5.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 12 and y = 3.
- 6.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 23 × 17.
- 7.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 10 and y = 5.
- 8.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 15².
- 9.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 75² − 15².
- 10.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 8 and y = 3.
- 11.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 12 and y = 7.
- 12.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 89².
- 13.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 55 × 45.
- 14.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 5 and y = 3.
- 15.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 64² − 54².
- 16.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 72².
- 17.If a + b = 9 and ab = 20, what is a² + b²?
- 18.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 13 and y = 1.
- 19.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 6 and y = 5.
- 20.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 18².
- 21.If a + b = 5 and ab = 6, what is a² + b²?
- 22.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 13 and y = 7.
- 23.If a + b = 10 and ab = 21, what is a² + b²?
- 24.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 31².
- 25.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 68².
- 26.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 62².
- 27.If a + b = 13 and ab = 22, what is a² + b²?
- 28.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 11².
- 29.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 23² − 5².
- 30.If a − b = 8 and ab = 20, what is a² + b²?
- 31.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 43 × 37.
- 32.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 79 × 61.
- 33.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 59².
- 34.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 69 × 51.
- 35.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 64 × 56.
- 36.If a + b = 11 and ab = 30, what is a² + b²?
- 37.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 94 × 86.
- 38.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 32 × 28.
- 39.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 65².
- 40.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 8 and y = 7.
Answer key
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