Lời giải:
a.
$x^4+10x^3+26x^2+10x+1$
$=(x^4+10x^3+25x^2)+x^2+10x+1$
$=(x^2+5x)^2+2(x^2+5x)+1-x^2$
$=(x^2+5x+1)^2-x^2=(x^2+5x+1-x)(x^2+5x+1+x)$
$=(x^2+4x+1)(x^2+6x+1)$
b.
$x^4+x^3-4x^2+x+1$
$=(x^4-x^2)+(x^3-x^2)+(x-x^2)+(1-x^2)$
$=x^2(x-1)(x+1)+x^2(x-1)-x(x-1)-(x-1)(x+1)$
$=(x-1)[x^2(x+1)+x^2-x-(x+1)]$
$=(x-1)(x^3+2x^2-2x-1)$
$=(x-1)[(x^3-1)+(2x^2-2x)]=(x-1)[(x-1)(x^2+x+1)+2x(x-1)]$
$=(x-1)(x-1)(x^2+x+1+2x)=(x-1)^2(x^2+3x+1)$