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Question 4 - Figure it out - Page 149 - Chapter 6 Class 8 - We Distribute yet things Multiply (Ganita Prakash)
Last updated at January 13, 2026 by Teachoo
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 4 Do Patterns 1 and 2 hold only for counting numbers? Do they hold for negative integers as well? What about fractions? Justify your answer.Pattern 1 was 2 × (a2 + b2) = (a + b)2 + (a – b)2 And, Pattern 2 was a2 – b2 = (a + b) × (a – b) They hold for all real numbers – positive, negative, fractions or decimals Explanation: You can test them with negative integers (like -5) or fractions (like 1/2). The algebraic rules work universally for any number you can think of!
