a) x² + 6x + 8
= x² + 2x + 4x + 8
= (x² + 2x) + (4x + 8)
= x(x + 2) + 4(x + 8)
= (x + 2)(x + 4)
b) 3x² - 2(x - y)² - 3y²
= (3x² - 3y²) - 2(x - y)²
= 3(x² - y²) - 2(x - y)²
= 3(x + y)(x - y) - 2(x - y)²
= (x - y)[3(x + y) - 2(x - y)]
= (x - y)(3x + 3y - 2x + 2y)
= (x - y)(x + 5y)
c) 4x² - 9y² + 4x - 6y
= (4x² - 9y²) + (4x - 6y)
= (2x - 3y)(2x + 3y) + 2(2x - 3y)
= (2x - 3y)(2x + 3y + 2)
d) x(x + 1)² + x(x - 5) - 5(x + 1)²
= [x(x + 1)² - 5(x + 1)²] + x(x - 5)
= (x + 1)²(x - 5) + x(x - 5)
= (x - 5)[(x + 1)² + x]
= (x - 5)(x² + 2x + 1 + x)
= (x - 5)(x² + 3x + 1)
e) 2xy - x² + 3y² - 4y + 1
= -x² + 2xy - y² + 4y² - 4y + 1
= -(x² - 2xy + y²) + (4y² - 4y + 1)
= -(x - y)² + (2y - 1)²
= (2y - 1)² - (x - y)²
= (2y - 1 - x + y)(2y - 1 + x - y)
= (3y - x - 1)(x + y - 1)
f) 4x¹⁶ + 81
= (2x⁸)² + 2.2x⁸.9 + 9² - 2.2x⁸.9
= (2x⁸ + 9)² - 36x⁸
= (2x⁸ + 9) - (6x⁴)²
= (2x⁸ + 9 - 6x⁴)(2x⁸ + 9 + 6x⁴)
= (2x⁸ - 6x⁴ + 9)(2x⁸ + 6x⁴ + 9)