16. x²-9x+14=x²-2x-7x+14
=(x²-2x)-(7x-14)
=x(x-2)-7(x-2)
=(x-7)(x-2)
17. x²+2x-15=x²-3x+5x-15
=(x²-3x)+(5x-15)
=x(x-3)+5(x-3)
=(x+5)(x-3)
18. x³-3x+3y-y³=(x³-y³)+(3x-3y)
=(x-y)(x²+xy+y²)+3(x-y)
=(x-y)(x²+xy+y²+3)
19. $x^{4}$ +4=$x^{4}$ +4+ 4x²-4x²
=(x²+2)²-4x²
=(x²+2-2x)(x²+2+2x)
20. a(x²+1)-x(a²+1)=(x-a)(ax-1)