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Mathematical Principles of Radical Distribution

In your role as a technical documentation assistant for a precision engineering firm, you are updating a training manual on radical simplifications used in structural calculations, such as 5(7+25)\sqrt{5}(7 + 2\sqrt{5}) and 6(2+18)\sqrt{6}(\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{18}). Write a brief response that identifies the specific mathematical property used to multiply the radical outside the parentheses by each term within. Additionally, recall and state the numerical result when a square root is multiplied by itself (e.g., 55\sqrt{5} \cdot \sqrt{5}), and identify the condition that must be met for two radical terms to be combined through addition.

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