a) Ta có: \(\sqrt{x-2\sqrt{x-1}}-\sqrt{x-1}=1\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left|\sqrt{x-1}-1\right|=\sqrt{x-1}+1\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\sqrt{x-1}=\sqrt{x-1}+1+1\)(Vô lý)
Vậy: \(S=\varnothing\)
b) Ta có: \(\sqrt{x^4+2x^2+1}=\sqrt{x^2+10x+25}-10x+22\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x^2+1=\left|x+5\right|-10x+22\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left|x+5\right|=x^2+1+10x-22=x^2+10x-21\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x+5=x^2+10x-21\left(x\ge-5\right)\\-x-5=x^2+10x-21\left(x< -5\right)\end{matrix}\right.\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x^2+10x-21-x-5=0\\x^2+10x-21+x+5=0\end{matrix}\right.\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x^2+9x-26=0\\x^2+11x-16=0\end{matrix}\right.\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x=\dfrac{-9+\sqrt{185}}{2}\\x=\dfrac{-11-\sqrt{185}}{2}\end{matrix}\right.\)