\(\left(x+1\right)\left(x+2\right)\left(x+4\right)\left(x+5\right)=40\)
\(\Rightarrow\left(x+1\right)\left(x+5\right)\left(x+2\right)\left(x+4\right)-40=0\)
\(\Rightarrow\left(x^2+6x+5\right)\left(x^2+6x+8\right)-40=0\)
Đặt \(a=x^2+6x+5\)
\(\Rightarrow a\left(a+3\right)-40=0\)
\(\Rightarrow a^2+3a-40=0\)
\(\Rightarrow a^2+8a-5a-40=0\)
\(\Rightarrow a\left(a+8\right)-5\left(a+8\right)=0\)
\(\Rightarrow\left(a+8\right)\left(a-5\right)=0\)
\(\Rightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}a+8=0\\a-5=0\end{matrix}\right.\)\(\Rightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}a=-8\\a=5\end{matrix}\right.\)
\(\Rightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x^2+6x+5+8=0\\x^2+6x+5-5=0\end{matrix}\right.\)
\(\Rightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x^2+6x+13=0\\x^2+6x=0\end{matrix}\right.\)
\(\Rightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x^2+6x+13\ne0\\x\left(x+6\right)=0\end{matrix}\right.\)
\(\Rightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x=0\\x=-6\end{matrix}\right.\)
Kết luận:\(S=\left\{-6;0\right\}\)