a² - b²: Real-world Applications

Mathematics
Grade 6
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet exploring the difference of two squares (a² - b²) through real-world business and finance scenarios, with a range of questions from procedural practice to challenging problem solving.

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a² - b²: Real-world Applications

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Simplify the expression: 36 - 25.
[2 marks]
2.
Express the difference of squares: 49 - 16 as a product of two binomials.
[3 marks]
3.
Calculate the value of (15 + 7)(15 - 7).
[2 marks]
4.
Factor the expression: x² - 36.
[3 marks]
5.
A shop sells two types of goods. The price difference between two items is $25, and one item costs $49. Write an expression for the squared difference if the prices are represented as a and b, where a = 49 and b is the other item's price.
[4 marks]
6.
If the price of a product increases from $64 to $81, use the difference of squares to find the change in price squared.
[3 marks]
7.
A finance company calculates the profit difference between two investments as 100 - 64. Express this difference as a product of two binomials.
[3 marks]
8.
A business measures the variation in revenue as the difference between two squares, 121 - 81. Find the two possible revenue figures if the difference of squares factors are known.
[3 marks]
9.
Construct a problem where the difference of two squares models the profit difference between two stores with revenues of $144 and $100. What is the algebraic expression for their profit difference?
[4 marks]
10.
A company notices that the square of its highest revenue is 225, and the square of its lowest revenue is 121. Find the difference in revenues using the difference of squares.
[3 marks]
11.
Identify and correct the mistake: Simplify x² - 25 as (x + 5)(x + 5).
[3 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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