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Simplifying 8(258)\sqrt{8}(2 - 5\sqrt{8}) and 33(9363)\sqrt[3]{3}(-\sqrt[3]{9} - \sqrt[3]{6})

To simplify expressions like 8(258)\sqrt{8}(2 - 5\sqrt{8}) and 33(9363)\sqrt[3]{3}(-\sqrt[3]{9} - \sqrt[3]{6}), apply the Distributive Property to multiply the terms, then simplify the resulting radicals. For the first expression, distributing yields 285642\sqrt{8} - 5\sqrt{64}. Simplifying the perfect square factor from 8\sqrt{8} and evaluating 64\sqrt{64} gives 2(22)5(8)2(2\sqrt{2}) - 5(8), which simplifies to 42404\sqrt{2} - 40. For the second expression, distributing yields 273183- \sqrt[3]{27} - \sqrt[3]{18}. Since 273\sqrt[3]{27} is a perfect cube (33), the expression simplifies to 3183-3 - \sqrt[3]{18}.

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