1.\(\left(4x-1\right)\left(2x^2-x-1\right)\)
\(=8x^3-4x^2-4x-2x^2+x+1\)
\(=8x^3-6x^2-3x+1\)
2.a)\(\left(x+1\right)^2+\left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right)-3\left(x+1\right)\)
\(=x^2+2x+1+x^2-4-3x-3\)
\(=2x^2-x-6\)
b)\(\left(3x+1\right)^2+2\left(3x+1\right)\left(2x-1\right)+\left(2x-1\right)^2\)
\(=\left(3x+1+2x-1\right)^2\)
\(=\left(5x\right)^2=25x^2\)
3.a)\(x^2-2x+x^3\)
\(=x\left(x^2+x-2\right)\)
\(=x\left(x^2-x+2x-2\right)\)
\(=x\left[x\left(x-1\right)+2\left(x-1\right)\right]\)
\(=x\left(x-1\right)\left(x+2\right)\)
b)\(2x^2-5x^3-x\)
\(=-x\left(5x^2-2x+1\right)\)