Simplify square root of 1/16

$\sqrt{\frac{1}{16}}$

Rewrite $\sqrt{\frac{1}{16}}$ as $\frac{\sqrt{1}}{\sqrt{16}}$ .

$\frac{\sqrt{1}}{\sqrt{16}}$

Any root of $1$ is $1$ .

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{16}}$

Simplify the denominator.

Rewrite $16$ as $4^{2}$ .

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{4^{2}}}$

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$\frac{1}{4}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{4}$

Decimal Form:

$0.25$