x4 - 4x3 - 8x2 + 8x
= x(x3 - 4x2 - 8x + 8)
= x[x3 + 8 - 4x(x + 2)]
= x[(x + 2)(x2 - 2x + 4) - 4x(x + 2)]
= x(x + 2)(x2 - 6x + 4)
= x(x + 2)(x2 - 6x + 9 - 5)
= \(x\left(x+2\right)\left[\left(x-3\right)^2-5\right]=x\left(x+2\right)\left(x-3+\sqrt{5}\right)\left(x-3-\sqrt{5}\right)\)
\(x^4-4x^3-8x^2+8x\)
\(=x\left(x^3-4x^2-8x+8\right)\)
\(=x\left(x^3-6x^2+2x^2+4x-12x+8\right)\)
\(=x\left[\left(x^3-6x^2+4x\right)+\left(2x^2-12x+8\right)\right]\)
\(=x\left[x\left(x^2-6x+4\right)+2\left(x^2-6x+4\right)\right]\)
\(=x\left(x^2-6x+4\right)\left(x+2\right)\)
\(=x\left[\left(x-3\right)^2-\left(\sqrt{5}\right)^2\right]\left(x+2\right)\)
\(=x\left(x-3-\sqrt{5}\right)\left(x-3+\sqrt{5}\right)\left(x+2\right)\)
