a) \(\left(2x+5\right)^2-8^2\)
\(=\left(2x+5-8\right)\left(2x+5+8\right)\)
\(=\left(2x-3\right)\left(2x+13\right)\)
b) \(\left(2x-1\right)^2-\left(3x-1\right)^2\)
\(=\left[\left(2x-1\right)-\left(3x-1\right)\right]\left[\left(2x-1\right)+\left(3x-1\right)\right]\)
\(=\left(2x-1-3x+1\right)\left(2x-1+3x-1\right)\)
\(=-x\left(5x-2\right)\)