\(x^3-2x-4\)
\(=x^3-4x+2x-4\)
\(=\left(x^3-4x\right)+\left(2x-4\right)\)
\(=x\left(x^2-4\right)+2\left(x-2\right)\)
\(=x\left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right)+2\left(x-2\right)\)
\(=\left(x-2\right)\left[x\left(x+2\right)+2\right]\)
\(=\left(x-2\right)\left(x^2+2x+2\right)\)
x^3-2x-4
=x^3-4x+2x-4
=(x^3-4x)+(2x-4)
=x(x^2-4)+2(x-2)
=x(x+2)(x-2)+2(x-2)
=(x-2)[(x(x+2)+2]
=(x-2)(x^2+2x+2)