\(x^4+4x^2-5=x^4+4x^2+4-9=\left(x^2+2\right)^2-3^2=\left(x^2+2-3\right)\left(x^2+2+3\right)=\left(x^2-1\right)\left(x^2+5\right)=\left(x-1\right)\left(x+1\right)\left(x^2+5\right)\)
\(=x^4-x^2+5x^2-5\)
\(=x^2\left(x^2-1\right)+5\left(x^2-1\right)\)
\(=\left(x^2+5\right)\left(x^2-1\right)\)
\(=\left(x^2+5\right)\left(x+1\right)\left(x-1\right)\)
\(x^4+4x^2-5=x^4-x^2+5x^2-5=x^2\left(x^2-1\right)+5\left(x^2-1\right)\)
\(=\left(x^2-1\right)\left(x^2+5\right)=\left(x-1\right)\left(x+1\right)\left(x^2+5\right)\)
\(x^4+4x^2-5\)
\(=\left(x^2\right)^2+2.x^2.2+2^2-9\)
\(=\left(x^2+2\right)-3^2\)
\(=\left(x^2+2+3\right)\left(x^2+2-3\right)\)
\(=\left(x^2+5\right)\left(x^2-1\right)\)