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 − 9².
- 2.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 91².
- 3.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 25² − 10².
- 4.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 33².
- 5.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 93².
- 6.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 42².
- 7.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 38 × 22.
- 8.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 89².
- 9.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 62 × 58.
- 10.If a + b = 13 and ab = 42, what is a² + b²?
- 11.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 43² − 26².
- 12.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 4 and y = 3.
- 13.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 48 × 32.
- 14.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 62².
- 15.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 15 and y = 12.
- 16.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 17².
- 17.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 12².
- 18.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 14 and y = 9.
- 19.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 11 and y = 7.
- 20.If a − b = 2 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
- 21.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 16².
- 22.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 54² − 51².
- 23.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 24².
- 24.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 33² − 32².
- 25.If a − b = 1 and ab = 6, what is a² + b²?
- 26.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 41².
- 27.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 85².
- 28.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 64².
- 29.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 79² − 9².
- 30.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 88 × 72.
- 31.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 58 × 42.
- 32.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 98 × 82.
- 33.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 16².
- 34.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 7 and y = 1.
- 35.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 9 and y = 8.
- 36.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 51² − 23².
- 37.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 13 and y = 4.
- 38.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 87² − 20².
- 39.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 6 and y = 2.
- 40.If a + b = 12 and ab = 32, what is a² + b²?
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