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Question 1 - Figure it out - Page 149 - Chapter 6 Class 8 - We Distribute yet things Multiply (Ganita Prakash)
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Class 8 (Ganita Prakash - 1, 2 & Old NCERT)
Chapter 6 Class 8 - We Distribute yet things Multiply (Ganita Prakash)
- Distributive Property
- Figure it out - Page 142, 143
- Fast Multiplications Using the Distributive Property
- Square of the Sum/Difference of Two Numbers
- Investigating Patterns
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Figure it out - Page 149
- Mind the Mistake, Mend the Mistake
- This Way or That Way, All Ways Lead to the Bay
- Area of Shaded Region
- Figure it out - Page 154-156
Transcript
Question 1 Which is greater: (a – b)2 or (b – a)2? Justify your answer.Let’s take an example For a = 5, b = 2 (a – b)2 = (5 – 2)2 = 32 (b – a)2 = (2 – 5)2 = (–3)2 = –3 × –3 = 3 × 3 = 32 Here, (–3)2 = 32 because When you square a negative number, it becomes positive! Thus, (a –b)2 = (b – a)2 ∴ Both are equal
