a)
\(\dfrac{x^3+x^2-4x-4}{x^3+8x^2+17x+10}\)
\(=\dfrac{x^2\left(x+1\right)-4\left(x+1\right)}{x^3+2x^2+6x^2+12x+5x+10}\)
\(=\dfrac{\left(x+1\right)\left(x^2-4\right)}{x^2\left(x+2\right)+6x\left(x+2\right)+5\left(x+2\right)}\)
\(=\dfrac{\left(x+1\right)\left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right)}{\left(x+2\right)\left(x^2+6x+5\right)}\)
\(=\dfrac{\left(x+1\right)\left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right)}{\left(x+2\right)\left[x\left(x+5\right)+\left(x+5\right)\right]}\)
\(=\dfrac{\left(x+1\right)\left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right)}{\left(x+2\right)\left(x+5\right)\left(x+1\right)}\)
\(=\dfrac{x-2}{x+5}\)
b)
\(\dfrac{x^4+6x^3+9x^2-1}{x^4+6x^3+7x^2-6x+1}\)
\(=\dfrac{x^4+3x^3+x^2+3x^3+9x^2+3x-x^2-3x-1}{x^4+3x^3-x^2+3x^3+9x^2-3x-x^2-3x+1}\)
\(=\dfrac{x^2\left(x^2+3x+1\right)+3x\left(x^2+3x+1\right)-\left(x^2+3x+1\right)}{x^2\left(x^2+3x-1\right)+3x\left(x^2+3x-1\right)-\left(x^2+3x-1\right)}\)
\(=\dfrac{\left(x^2+3x+1\right)\left(x^2+3x-1\right)}{\left(x^2+3x-1\right)\left(x^2+3x-1\right)}\)
\(=\dfrac{x^2+3x+1}{x^2+3x-1}\)
