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 a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 49² − 31².
- 3.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 63².
- 4.If a − b = 9 and ab = 10, what is a² + b²?
- 5.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 15 and y = 12.
- 6.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 98² − 90².
- 7.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 74 × 66.
- 8.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 9 and y = 3.
- 9.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 11 and y = 1.
- 10.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 98².
- 11.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 85² − 67².
- 12.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 34².
- 13.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 11 and y = 7.
- 14.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 38 × 22.
- 15.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 22² − 8².
- 16.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 41 × 39.
- 17.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 63 × 57.
- 18.If a − b = 3 and ab = 54, what is a² + b²?
- 19.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 97² − 22².
- 20.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 53².
- 21.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 55².
- 22.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 88².
- 23.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 84².
- 24.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 36².
- 25.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 10 and y = 8.
- 26.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 43² − 18².
- 27.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 96².
- 28.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 6 and y = 5.
- 29.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 4 and y = 3.
- 30.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 9 and y = 5.
- 31.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 5 and y = 1.
- 32.If a − b = 1 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
- 33.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 8 and y = 5.
- 34.If a + b = 7 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
- 35.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 10 and y = 6.
- 36.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 45 × 35.
- 37.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 95 × 85.
- 38.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 15².
- 39.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 61 × 59.
- 40.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 104 × 96.
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