(1)当a=5,b=2时,a2-b2=25-4=21,(a+b)(a-b)=7×3=21; (2)当a=7,b=-13时,a2-b2=49-169=-120,(a+b)(a-b)=-6×20=-120;(3)a2-b2=(a+b)(a-b); (4)8892-1112=778000.