\(x^6+2x^3+1=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x^3\right)^2+2x^3+1=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x^3+1\right)^2=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x^3=\left(-1\right)^3\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x=-1\)
___________
\(x\left(x-5\right)=4x-20\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x\left(x-5\right)-4\left(x-5\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x-5\right)\left(x-4\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x=4\\x=5\end{matrix}\right.\)
_____________
\(x^4-2x^2=8-4x^2\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x^2\left(x^2-2\right)+\left(4x^2-8\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x^2\left(x^2-2\right)+4\left(x^2-2\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x^2-2\right)\left(x^2+4\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x^2=2\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x=\pm\sqrt{2}\)
_______________
\(\left(x^3-x^2\right)-4x^2+8x-4\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x^2\left(x-1\right)-4\left(x^2-2x+1\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x^2\left(x-1\right)-4\left(x-1\right)^2=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x-1\right)\left(x^2-4x+4\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x-1\right)\left(x-2\right)^2=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x=1\\x=2\end{matrix}\right.\)