(1)原式=2b(a2+2a+3);(2)原式=(4x2+1)(4x2-1)=(4x2+1)(2x+1)(2x-1);(3)原式=(x2+y2+2xy)(x2+y2-2xy)=(x+y)2(x-y)2;(4)原式=(x2-5+4)2=(x+1)2(x-1)2.