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Simplifying 288\sqrt{288}, 813\sqrt[3]{81}, and 644\sqrt[4]{64}

To simplify numerical square, cube, and fourth roots, identify the largest perfect power factor that matches the root's index and apply the Product Property of Roots. For the square root 288\sqrt{288}, the largest perfect square factor is 144144, so rewrite it as 1442\sqrt{144 \cdot 2} and simplify to 12212\sqrt{2}. For the cube root 813\sqrt[3]{81}, the largest perfect cube factor is 2727 (since 33=273^3 = 27), yielding 2733\sqrt[3]{27 \cdot 3}, which simplifies to 3333\sqrt[3]{3}. For the fourth root 644\sqrt[4]{64}, the largest perfect fourth power factor is 1616 (since 24=162^4 = 16), so rewrite it as 1644\sqrt[4]{16 \cdot 4} and simplify to 2442\sqrt[4]{4}.

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