document.write( "Question 600761: Simplify each radical expression.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #379465 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Notice that 243 = 81*3 and that 81 is a perfect square. This is very important as we can simplify the square root of 81 to get 9. \r
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