document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974760>Question 974760</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you SIMPLIFY and SOLVE the following:  ***I don't have the symbol for SQUARE ROOT on my phone so I'm going to have to write out a lot of the equation. I apologize if this makes it difficult.  I need to know how to SIMPLIFY and SOLVE \"What is the SQUARE ROOT of 16x to the 2nd power?\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #596586 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=harpazo><B>harpazo(655)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=harpazo><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=harpazo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=596586\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let sqrt be \"square root\" for short.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want to simplify sqrt{16x^2}.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that the radicand is 16x^2, which is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a perfect square.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ask yourself: What number times itself\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is 16? You know that 4 times 4 is 16.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means 4 is part of the answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ask yourself: What term when multiplied\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "by itself will produce x^2?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How about x? Yes, x times x is x^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In conclusion,sqrt{16x^2} is 4x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Understand? </SPAN>\n" );
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