a)
\(x^4-y^4=\left(x^2-y^2\right)\left(x^2+y^2\right)=\left(x-y\right)\left(x+y\right)\left(x^2+y^2\right)\)
\(=\left(x-y\right)\left(x^3+x^2y+xy^2+y^3\right).\)
b)
\(\left(x+y+z\right)\left(x^2+y^2+z^2-xy-yz-zx\right)=x^3+x^2y+x^2z+xy^2+y^3+y^2z+\)
\(+xz^2+yz^2+z^3-x^2y-xy^2-xyz-xyz-y^2z-yz^2-x^2z-xyz-xz^2=\)
\(=x^3+y^3+z^3-3xyz\)