Vì P(x) là đa thức bậc 4 và có 4 nghiệm x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 nên P(x) có thể viết thành : \(P\left(x\right)=\left(x-x_1\right)\left(x-x_2\right)\left(x-x_3\right)\left(x-x_4\right)\)
Xét : \(Q\left(x\right)=x^2-4=\left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right)=\left(2-x\right)\left(-2-x\right)\)
Ta có \(Q\left(x_1\right)=\left(2-x_1\right)\left(-2-x_1\right)\); \(Q\left(x_2\right)=\left(2-x_2\right)\left(-2-x_2\right)\);
\(Q\left(x_3\right)=\left(2-x_3\right)\left(-2-x_3\right)\) ; \(Q\left(x_4\right)=\left(2-x_4\right)\left(-2-x_4\right)\)
Suy ra : \(T=Q\left(x_1\right).Q\left(x_2\right).Q\left(x_3\right).Q\left(x_4\right)\)
\(=\left[\left(2-x_1\right)\left(2-x_2\right)\left(2-x_3\right)\left(2-x_4\right)\right].\left[\left(-2-x_1\right)\left(-2-x_2\right)\left(-2-x_3\right)\left(-2-x_4\right)\right]\)
\(=P\left(2\right).P\left(-2\right)=-5.3=-15\)
Vậy T = -15