a: \(x^4+25x^2+20x-4\)
\(=x^4-5x^3+2x^2+5x^3-25x^2+10x-2x^2+10x-4\)
\(=x^2\left(x^2-5x+2\right)+5x\left(x^2-5x+2\right)-2\left(x^2-5x+2\right)\)
\(=\left(x^2-5x+2\right)\left(x^2+5x-2\right)\)
b: \(=x^4-6x^2-x^2+9\)
\(=\left(x^2-3\right)^2-x^2\)
\(=\left(x^2-x-3\right)\left(x^2+x-3\right)\)
c: \(=abx^2+aby^2-a^2xy-b^2xy\)
\(=\left(abx^2-b^2xy\right)+\left(aby^2-a^2xy\right)\)
\(=xb\left(ax-by\right)+ay\left(by-ax\right)\)
\(=\left(ax-by\right)\cdot\left(xb-ay\right)\)