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Simplifying 432\sqrt{432}, 6253\sqrt[3]{625}, and 7294\sqrt[4]{729}

To simplify higher-order numerical roots, use the Product Property of Roots to extract the largest perfect power factor corresponding to the index of each radical. For the square root 432\sqrt{432}, the largest perfect square factor is 144144, which simplifies to 1443=123\sqrt{144 \cdot 3} = 12\sqrt{3}. For the cube root 6253\sqrt[3]{625}, the greatest perfect cube factor is 125125 (since 53=1255^3 = 125), resulting in 12553=553\sqrt[3]{125 \cdot 5} = 5\sqrt[3]{5}. For the fourth root 7294\sqrt[4]{729}, the largest perfect fourth power factor is 8181 (since 34=813^4 = 81), yielding 8194=394\sqrt[4]{81 \cdot 9} = 3\sqrt[4]{9}.

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