a) x4 + 1997x2 + 1996x +1997
= x4 + 1997x2 + 1997x - x +1997
=(x4-x) + (1997x2 +1997x+1997)
=x(x3-1) + 1997(x2+x+1)
=x(x-1)(x2+x+1) + 1997(x2+x+1)
=(x2+x+1)(x2-x) + 1997(x2+x+1)
=(x2+x+1)(x2-x+1997)
b) x2 -x -2001.2002
=x2 - x -20022 +2002
=(x2-20022)-(x-2002)
=(x-2002)(x+2002) - (x-2002)
=(x-2002)(x+2002+1)
=(x-2002)(x+2003)
c)x8 + 98x4 +1
= (x8+2x4+1) + 96x4
= (x4+1)2 + 96x4
=[(x4+1)2 + 2.(x4+1).8 + 64x4 ]+[32x4 - 16x2(x4+1)]
=(x4+1+8x2)-16x2(-2x2+x4+1)
=(x4+8x2+1)2- 16x2(x2-1)2
=(x4 + 8x2 +1)2- [4x(x2-1)]2
=(x4+8x2+1)2 - (4x3-4x)2
=(x4-4x3+8x2+4x+1)(x4+4x3+8x2-4x+1)