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 (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 105 × 95.
- 2.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 79².
- 3.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 7 and y = 6.
- 4.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 53 × 47.
- 5.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 92².
- 6.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 86 × 74.
- 7.If a − b = 2 and ab = 15, what is a² + b²?
- 8.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 89².
- 9.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 14 and y = 6.
- 10.If a + b = 19 and ab = 90, what is a² + b²?
- 11.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 22 × 18.
- 12.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 87² − 2².
- 13.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 31².
- 14.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 12 and y = 10.
- 15.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 55² − 22².
- 16.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 87².
- 17.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 9 and y = 8.
- 18.If a − b = 5 and ab = 24, what is a² + b²?
- 19.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 10 and y = 8.
- 20.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 64² − 4².
- 21.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 95².
- 22.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 21².
- 23.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 27².
- 24.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 66² − 61².
- 25.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 21 × 19.
- 26.If a − b = 1 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
- 27.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 66².
- 28.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 37².
- 29.If a + b = 16 and ab = 55, what is a² + b²?
- 30.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 12 and y = 6.
- 31.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 49² − 39².
- 32.If a + b = 7 and ab = 6, what is a² + b²?
- 33.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 41².
- 34.If a + b = 10 and ab = 21, what is a² + b²?
- 35.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 91 × 89.
- 36.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 6 and y = 2.
- 37.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 21² − 14².
- 38.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 41 × 39.
- 39.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 63² − 31².
- 40.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 35 × 25.
Answer key
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