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 = 5 and ab = 6, what is a² + b²?
- 2.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 57².
- 3.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 52².
- 4.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 41 × 39.
- 5.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 23 × 17.
- 6.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 98 × 82.
- 7.If a + b = 22 and ab = 120, what is a² + b²?
- 8.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 37² − 15².
- 9.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 49².
- 10.If a − b = 2 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
- 11.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 11².
- 12.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 33² − 3².
- 13.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 50² − 21².
- 14.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 13 and y = 11.
- 15.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 15 and y = 7.
- 16.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 34².
- 17.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 76² − 22².
- 18.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 94².
- 19.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 82 × 78.
- 20.If a − b = 5 and ab = 36, what is a² + b²?
- 21.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 33 × 27.
- 22.If a + b = 3 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 23.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 68².
- 24.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 51².
- 25.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 24².
- 26.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 83².
- 27.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 21² − 12².
- 28.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 95².
- 29.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 72².
- 30.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 67².
- 31.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 4 and y = 3.
- 32.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 107².
- 33.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 22².
- 34.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 21².
- 35.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 23².
- 36.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 72 × 68.
- 37.If a − b = 3 and ab = 10, what is a² + b²?
- 38.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 6 and y = 3.
- 39.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 109 × 91.
- 40.If a − b = 8 and ab = 33, what is a² + b²?
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