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Simplifying 6(1+36)\sqrt{6}(1 + 3\sqrt{6}) and 43(263)\sqrt[3]{4}(-2 - \sqrt[3]{6})

To simplify expressions such as 6(1+36)\sqrt{6}(1 + 3\sqrt{6}) and 43(263)\sqrt[3]{4}(-2 - \sqrt[3]{6}), apply the Distributive Property and then simplify the resulting terms. For the first expression, distributing gives 6+336\sqrt{6} + 3\sqrt{36}. Since 36\sqrt{36} is a perfect square (66), the expression simplifies to 6+3(6)\sqrt{6} + 3(6), or 6+18\sqrt{6} + 18. For the second expression, distributing produces 243243-2\sqrt[3]{4} - \sqrt[3]{24}. Simplifying the second radical by extracting the perfect cube factor gives 243833-2\sqrt[3]{4} - \sqrt[3]{8 \cdot 3}, which becomes 243233-2\sqrt[3]{4} - 2\sqrt[3]{3}.

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