1) a) $$3x^2 - 3y^2 = 3(x^2 - y^2) = 3(x-y)(x+y)$$;
б) $$y^3 - y = y(y^2 - 1) = y(y-1)(y+1)$$;
2) a) $$b^3 - 12b^2 + 36b = b(b^2 - 12b + 36) = b(b-6)^2$$;
б) $$20a^3 - 60a^2 + 45a = 5a(4a^2 - 12a + 9) = 5a(2a - 3)^2$$;
3) a) $$x^2 - y^2 + x + y = (x-y)(x+y) + (x+y) = (x+y)(x-y+1)$$;
б) $$c^2 - 4c + 4 - 9x^2 = (c-2)^2 - (3x)^2 = (c-2-3x)(c-2+3x)$$.