Simplify the radical expression. ∛81

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Identify the expression to simplify: the cube root of 81, written as $\sqrt[3]{81}$.

Express 81 as a product of its prime factors: $81 = 3^4$.

Rewrite the cube root using the prime factorization: $\sqrt[3]{3^4}$.

Apply the property of radicals that $\sqrt[3]{a^b} = a^{\frac{b}{3}}$, so rewrite as $3^{\frac{4}{3}}$.

Separate the exponent into an integer and fractional part: $3^{1 + \frac{1}{3}} = 3^1 \times 3^{\frac{1}{3}}$, which simplifies to $3 \times \sqrt[3]{3}$.

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