a) \(\begin{array}{l}({x^2} - 6)({x^2} + 6) = {x^2}({x^2} + 6) + ( - 6).({x^2} + 6) = {x^2}.{x^2} + {x^2}.6) + ( - 6).{x^2} + ( - 6).6\\ = {x^4} + 6{x^2} - 6{x^2} - 36 = {x^4} - 36\end{array}\)
b) \(\begin{array}{l}(x - 1)({x^2} + x + 1) = x({x^2} + x + 1) + ( - 1)({x^2} + x + 1) = x.{x^2} + x.x + x.1 + ( - 1).{x^2} + ( - 1).x + ( - 1).1\\ = {x^3} + {x^2} + x - {x^2} - x - 1 = {x^3} - 1\end{array}\)