a) \(x^4-4x^2-4x-1=\left(x^4-1\right)-4x\left(x+1\right)=\left(x^2+1\right)\left(x-1\right)\left(x+1\right)-4x\left(x+1\right)=\left(x+1\right)\left[\left(x^2+1\right)\left(x-1\right)-4x\right]=\left(x+1\right)\left(x^3-x^2+x-1-4x\right)=\left(x+1\right)\left(x^3-x^2-3x-1\right)\)
b) \(10x^4y^2-10x^3y^2-10x^2y^2+10xy^2=10xy^2\left(x^3-x^2-x+1\right)=10xy^2\left(x-1\right)^2\left(x+1\right)\)
a: \(x^4-4x^2-4x-1\)
\(=\left(x^4-1\right)-4x\left(x+1\right)\)
\(=\left(x-1\right)\left(x+1\right)\left(x^2+1\right)-4x\left(x+1\right)\)
\(=\left(x+1\right)\left(x^3+x-x^2-1-4x\right)\)
\(=\left(x+1\right)\left(x^3-x^2-3x-1\right)\)
b: \(10x^4y^2-10x^3y^2-10x^2y^2+10xy^2\)
\(=10xy^2\left(x^3-x^2-x+1\right)\)
\(=10xy^2\cdot\left[\left(x+1\right)\left(x^2-x+1\right)-x\left(x+1\right)\right]\)
\(=10xy^2\cdot\left(x+1\right)\left(x-1\right)^2\)