a)
\(\begin{array}{l}P(x) = 5{x^3} + 2{x^4} - {x^2} + 3{x^2} - {x^3} - 2{x^4} - 4{x^3}\\ = \left( {2{x^4} - 2{x^4}} \right) + \left( {5{x^3} - {x^3} - 4{x^3}} \right) + \left( { - {x^2} + 3{x^2}} \right)\\ = 0 + 0 + 2{x^2}\\ = 2{x^2}\\Q(x) = 3x - 4{x^3} + 8{x^2} - 5x + 4{x^3} + 5\\ = \left( { - 4{x^3} + 4{x^3}} \right) + 8{x^2} + \left( {3x - 5x} \right) + 5\\ = 0 + 8{x^2} + ( - 2x) + 5\\ = 8{x^2} - 2x + 5\end{array}\)
b) P(1) = 2.12 = 2
P(0) = 2. 02 = 0
Q(-1) = 8.(-1)2 – 2.(-1) +5 = 8 +2 +5 =15
Q(0) = 8.02 – 2.0 + 5 = 5