`a)`
`x (x+4)(x+6)(x+10) + 128`
` = [ x (x+10)] [ (x+4)(x+6)] +128`
` = (x^2 + 10x)(x^2 + 4x+ 6x + 24) + 128`
` = (x^2+ 10x)(x^2 + 10x +24) + 128`
` = [ (x^2 + 10x + 12) - 12] [ (x^2 + 10x + 12) + 12] + 128`
` = (x^2 + 10x + 12)^2 - 12^2 + 128`
`= (x^2 + 10x + 12)^2 - 16`
` = (x^2 + 10x +12)^2 - 4^2`
`= (x^2 + 10x + 12 - 4)(x^2 + 10x + 12 + 4)`
` = (x^2+ 10x + 8)(x^2 + 10x + 16)`
` = (x^2+ 10x + 8) (x^2 + 2x + 8x + 16)`
` = (x^2 + 10x + 8) [ x (x+2) + 8 (x+2)]`
` = (x^2 + 10x+8)(x+2)(x+8)`
`b)`
`(4x+1)(12x-1)(3x+2)(x+1) - 4`
`= [ (4x+1) (3x+2)] [ (12x - 1)(x+1)] - 4`
`= (12x^2 + 8x + 3x + 2)(12x^2 + 12x - x - 1) - 4`
`= (12x^2 + 11x + 2)(12x^2 + 11x - 1) - 4`
`= [ (12x^2 + 11x + 0,5) + 1,5] [ (12x^2 + 11x + 0,5) - 1,5] - 4`
`= (12x^2 + 11x + 0,5)^2 - (1,5)^2 - 4`
`= (12x^2 + 11x + 0,5)^2 - 6,25`
` = (12x^2+ 11x + 0,5)^2 - (2,5)^2`
` = (12x^2 + 11x + 0,5 - 2,5)(12x^2+ 11x + 0,5 + 2,5)`
`= (12x^2 + 11x-2)(12x^2 + 11x +3)`
`c)`
`(x+3)^4 + (x+1)^4 - 16`
` = (x+3)^4 + [ (x+1)^2 ]^2 - 4^2`
`= (x+3)^4 + [ (x+1)^2 - 4] [ (x+1)^2 + 4]`
`= (x+3)^4 + (x^2 + 2x + 1 - 4)(x^2 + 2x + 1 + 4)`
` = (x+3)^4 + (x^2 + 2x - 3)(x^2 + 2x +5)`
` = (x+3)^4 + (x^2 - x + 3x - 3)(x^2 +2x+5)`
` = (x+3)^4+ [ x (x-1) + 3(x-1)] (x^2+ 2x+5)`
` = (x+3)^4 + (x+3)(x-1)(x^2 + 2x+5)`
`= (x+3) [ (x+3)^3 + (x-1)(x^2 + 2x + 5)]`
`= (x+3) ( x^3 + 9x^2 + 27x + 27 + x^3 + x^2 + 3x - 5)`
`= (x+3) (2x^3 + 10x^2 + 30x + 22)`
`= (x+3) [ (2x^3 + 8x^2 + 22x)+ (2x^2 + 8x + 22)]`
` = (x+3) [ 2x (x^2 + 4x + 11) + 2 (x^2 + 4x + 11) ]`
` = (x+3) [ (2x+2)(x^2 + 4x + 11)]`
` = (x+3) . 2 (x+1)( x^2 + 4x + 11)`