SWADHYAYA EDUTECH

9th ICSE – Worksheet 1

Chapter – Expansions and Identities
01) Factorise : (x2 – y2/100)
02) Factorise : (100 – 9x2)
03) Factorise : (49x2 – ¼)
04) Find the value of 104 × 96 using a suitable identity
05) If x2 – 3x + 1 = 0, find the value of (x + 1/x), (x – 1/x) and (x2 +
1/x2)
06) Using suitable identities evaluate : (312)2 and (194)2
07) If 2x + 5y = 16 and xy = 5 then find the value of (4x2 + 25y2)
08) If (a – b) = 0.7 , ab = 0.18, find (a + b) and (a2 – b2)
09) The difference between 2 positive numbers is 4 and the sum of
their squares is 106. Find the sum and product of these
numbers.
10) If (a2 + 1/a2 ) = 23, find the value of (a3 + 1/a3)
11) If (a + b + c = 0) , show that a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc
12) Using a suitable identity, find the values of :
a) (-8)3 + (13)3 + (-5)3
b) (6)3 + (4)3 + (-10)3
13) Evaluate : (2a + 5b)2 – (2a – 5b)2 – 60ab
14) Expand : (x – 5y + 3) (x + 5y + 3)
15) If (a + 2b + c) = 0 , then prove that (a3 + 8b3 + c3 = 6abc)
16) If (x + 1/x) = m , prove that x3 + 1/x3 = m(m2 – 3)
17) If 3a + 7b = 8, prove that 27a3 + 343b3 + 504ab = 512
18) Exapnd : (9x + 8y – 7z) (9x – 8y – 7z)
19) If (4x – 5y) = 10 and xy = 16, find the value of 64x3 – 125y3
20) The sum of 2 numbers is 5 and their product is 6, find the sum
of their : a) squares b) cubes
21) If (9a2 + 4b2) = x and ab = y , find the value of 3a + 2b
22) If a + 1/a = 2 , then show that a2 + 1/a2 = a3 + 1/a3 = a4 + 1/a4
23) If a + 1/a = 5, find the values of (a – 1/a), (a2 + 1/a2) and (a3 +
1/a3)