Simplify the Radical Expression square root of 16x^2

$\sqrt{16 x^{2}}$

Step 1

Rewrite $16 x^{2}$ as ${(4 x)}^{2}$ .

$\sqrt{{(4 x)}^{2}}$

Step 2

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$| 4 x |$

Step 3

Remove non-negative terms from the absolute value.

$4 | x |$

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