document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=386843>Question 386843</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify the square root of 4xto the 2nd power </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #275365 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><B>gwendolyn(128)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=gwendolyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=275365\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28%284x%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28%284x%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is easy to simplify, if you understand the relationship between squares and square roots. Squares and square roots are opposites. If a number is squared, finding the square root of it will revert back to the original number:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the question, we are asked to simplify the square root of a number (4x) which is squared. According to the aforementioned rule, the square root and square cancel each other out, leaving us with 4x. </SPAN>\n" );
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