\(P\left(-1\right)=\left(-1\right)^4+2\cdot\left(-1\right)^2+1=1+2+1=4\)
\(P\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)=\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^4+2\cdot\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^2+1=\dfrac{1}{16}+\dfrac{1}{2}+1=\dfrac{9}{16}\)
\(Q\left(-2\right)=\left(-2\right)^4+4\cdot\left(-2\right)^3+2\cdot\left(-2\right)^2-4\cdot\left(-2\right)+1=16-32+8+8+1=1\)
\(Q\left(1\right)=1^4+4\cdot1^3+2\cdot1^2-4\cdot1+1=1+4+2-4+1=5+3-4=2-4=-2\)