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Class 8 We Distribute, Yet Things Multiply worksheet
CBSE Mathematics. The distributive property, (a + b)², (a − b)², (a + b)(a − b), (x + a)(x + b), quick squares and products. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
Using (a + b)², 62² equals:
- 3845
- 3604
- 3724
- 3844
Answer
(d) 3844
60² + 2 × 60 × 2 + 2² = 3600 + 240 + 4
- 2.
Using (a − b)², 86² equals:
- 7756
- 7404
- 7396
- 8084
Answer
(c) 7396
90² − 2 × 90 × 4 + 4² = 8100 − 720 + 16
- 3.
(a + b)² equals:
- a² + ab + b²
- 2a + 2b
- a² + b²
- a² + 2ab + b²
Answer
(d) a² + 2ab + b²
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Expand (x + 3)(x − 8).
Answer
x² − 5x − 24
x² − 8x + 3x − 24
- 5.
Expand (6y − 9)².
Answer
36y² − 108y + 81
(6y)² − 2 × 6y × 9 + 9²
Section C · long answer
- 6.
A square garden of side 24 m has a path 2 m wide all round its outside. Find the area of the path.
Answer
208 m²
28² − 24² = (28 + 24)(4) = 208
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