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)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 27².
- 2.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 23².
- 3.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 42² − 41².
- 4.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 13 and y = 4.
- 5.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 8 and y = 6.
- 6.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 9 and y = 1.
- 7.If a − b = 2 and ab = 3, what is a² + b²?
- 8.If a − b = 2 and ab = 8, what is a² + b²?
- 9.Find the value of x² + 2xy + y² when x = 6 and y = 5.
- 10.If a + b = 6 and ab = 5, what is a² + b²?
- 11.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 37².
- 12.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 43² − 32².
- 13.If a − b = 4 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
- 14.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 89².
- 15.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 12².
- 16.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 12 and y = 1.
- 17.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 97².
- 18.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 83 × 77.
- 19.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 103².
- 20.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 25².
- 21.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 22² − 21².
- 22.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 26².
- 23.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 74² − 35².
- 24.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 43 × 37.
- 25.If a − b = 1 and ab = 2, what is a² + b²?
- 26.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 38² − 23².
- 27.Use (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b² to find 75².
- 28.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 71².
- 29.Find the value of x² − y² when x = 4 and y = 2.
- 30.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 11 and y = 2.
- 31.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 70² − 59².
- 32.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 5 and y = 1.
- 33.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 17².
- 34.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 35².
- 35.Use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² to find 21².
- 36.Find the value of x² − 2xy + y² when x = 6 and y = 1.
- 37.Use a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) to find 69² − 57².
- 38.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 79 × 61.
- 39.Use (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b² to find 66 × 54.
- 40.If a − b = 5 and ab = 14, what is a² + b²?
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