Evaluate 2x*2x

$2 x \cdot 2 x$

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$2 \cdot 2 x \cdot x$

Multiply $x$ by $x$ by adding the exponents.

Move $x$ .

$2 \cdot 2 (x \cdot x)$

Multiply $x$ by $x$ .

$2 \cdot 2 x^{2}$

Multiply $2$ by $2$ .

$4 x^{2}$