a) x7+ x2 + 1
=x7-x+x2+x+1
=x.(x6-1)+(x2+x+1)
=x.(x3-1)(x3+1)+(x2+x+1)
=x.(x-1)(x2+x+1)(x3+1)+(x2+x+1)
=(x2+x+1)[x.(x-1)(x3+1)+1]
=(x2+x+1)(x5+x2-x4-x+1)
b) x5 + x4 + 1
=x5+x4+x3+x2+x+1-x3-x2-x
=x3.(x2+x+1)+(x2+x+1)-x.(x2+x+1)
=(x2+x+1)(x3+1-x)
\(x^8+x+1\)
\(=x^8+x^7+x^6-x^7-x^6-x^5+x^5+x^4+x^3-x^4-x^3-x^2+x^2+x+1\)
\(=x^6\left(x^2+x+1\right)-x^5\left(x^2+x+1\right)+x^3\left(x^2+x+1\right)-x^2\left(x^2+x+1\right)+\left(x^2+x+1\right)\)
\(=\left(x^2+x+1\right)\left(x^6-x^5+x^3-x^2+1\right)\)
\(x^5+x^4+1\)
\(=x^5+x^4+x^3-x^3-x^2-x+x^2+x+1\)
\(=x^3\left(x^2+x+1\right)-x\left(x^2+x+1\right)+\left(x^2+x+1\right)\)
\(=\left(x^3-x+1\right)\left(x^2+x+1\right)\)