a)\(x^3-3x^2-4x+12\)
\(=\left(x^3-3x^2\right)-\left(4x-12\right)\)
\(=\left(x-3\right)\left(x^2-4\right)\)
\(=\left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right)\left(x-3\right)\)
b) \(x^4-5x^2+4\)
\(=\left(x^4-4x^2\right)-\left(x^2-4\right)\)
\(=\left(x^2-4\right)\left(x^2-1\right)\)
\(=\left(x+1\right)\left(x-1\right)\left(x+2\right)\left(x-2\right)\)
c) \(\left(x+y+z\right)^3-x^3-y^3-z^3\)
\(=\left(x+y\right)^3+3\left(x+y\right)\left(x+y+z\right)z+z^3-x^3-y^3-z^3\)
\(=x^3+y^3+3xy\left(x+y\right)+3\left(x+y\right)\left(xz+yz+z^2\right)-x^3-y^3\)
\(=3\left(x+y\right)\left(xy+yz+zx+z^2\right)\)
\(=3\left(x+y\right)\left(y+z\right)\left(z+x\right)\)
\(\left(x+y+z\right)^3-x^3-y^3-z^3\)
\(=\left(x+y\right)^3+3\left(x+y\right)z\left(x+y+z\right)+z^3-x^3-y^3-z^3\)
\(=x^3+y^3+z^3+3xy\left(x+y\right)+3\left(x+y\right)z\left(x+y+z\right)\)
\(=3\left(x+y\right)\left(xy+xz+yz+z^2\right)\)
\(=3\left(x+y\right)\left(y+z\right)\left(z+x\right)\)