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.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 71².
- 3.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 34 × 26.
- 4.If a + b = 6 and ab = 8, what is a² + b²?
- 5.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 107².
- 6.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 33².
- 7.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 24².
- 8.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 53 × 47.
- 9.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 68².
- 10.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 32².
- 11.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 5 and y = 1.
- 12.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 4 and y = 2.
- 13.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 56 × 44.
- 14.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 12 and y = 11.
- 15.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 62² − 41².
- 16.If a + b = 22 and ab = 120, what is a² + b²?
- 17.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 94².
- 18.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 103².
- 19.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 81².
- 20.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 11 and y = 8.
- 21.If a + b = 8 and ab = 15, what is a² + b²?
- 22.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 14 and y = 6.
- 23.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 33².
- 24.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 69².
- 25.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 11².
- 26.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 31² − 1².
- 27.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 31² − 6².
- 28.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 7 and y = 5.
- 29.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 78² − 39².
- 30.If a + b = 15 and ab = 54, what is a² + b²?
- 31.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 61 × 59.
- 32.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 32 × 28.
- 33.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 42².
- 34.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 31 × 29.
- 35.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 33² − 30².
- 36.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 15².
- 37.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 55 × 45.
- 38.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 52².
- 39.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 13².
- 40.If a + b = 4 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
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