a) x4 - 5x2 + 4 = 0 (*)
đặt x2 = m (\(m\ge0\))
(*) <=> m2 - 5m + 4 = 0
m2 - 4m - m + 4 = 0
m(m - 4) - (m - 4) = 0
(m - 4)(m - 1) = 0
vậy m - 4 = 0 hoặc m - 1 = 0
hay m = 4 hoặc m = 1
m = 4 => x2 = 4 => \(x=\pm2\)
m = 1 => x2 = 1 => \(x=\pm1\)
d) \(x\left(x+1\right)\left(x-1\right)\left(x-2\right)=24\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left[x\left(x-1\right)\right]\left[\left(x+1\right)\left(x-2\right)\right]=24\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x^2-x\right)\left(x^2-x-2\right)-24=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x^2-x\right)^2-2\left(x^2-x\right)+1-25=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x^2-x+1\right)^2-25=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x^2-x+6\right)\left(x^2-x-4\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\orbr{\begin{cases}x^2-x+6=0\left(1\right)\\x^2-x-4=0\left(2\right)\end{cases}}\)
+) Pt (1) \(\Leftrightarrow\left(x-\frac{1}{2}\right)^2=-\frac{23}{4}\) ( vô nghiệm )
+) Pt (2) \(\Leftrightarrow\left(x-\frac{1}{2}\right)^2=\frac{17}{4}\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\orbr{\begin{cases}x=\frac{\sqrt{17}}{4}+\frac{1}{2}\\x=-\frac{\sqrt{17}}{4}+\frac{1}{2}\end{cases}}\) ( thỏa mãn )
Vậy pt đã cho có nghiệm \(S=\left\{\pm\frac{\sqrt{17}}{4}+\frac{1}{2}\right\}\)