(x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 3)(x + 4) - 24
= [(x + 1)(x + 4)][(x + 2)(x + 3)] - 24
= (x2 + 4x + x +4)(x2 + 3x + 2x + 12) - 24
= (x2 + 5x + 4)(x2 + 5x + 12) - 24
Đặt t = x2 + 5x + 8
Ta có: x2 + 5x + 4 = x2 + 5x + 8 - 4 (1)
x2 + 5x + 12 = x2 + 5x + 8 + 4 (2)
Thay t = x2 + 5x + 8 vào (1) và (2), ta có:
⇒ (t - 4)(t + 4) - 24
= t2 - 16 - 24
= t2 - 40
= (t - \(\sqrt{40}\))(t + \(\sqrt{40}\))
= (x2 + 5x + 8 - \(\sqrt{40}\))(x2 + 5x + 8 + \(\sqrt{40}\))