Simplify x/2*x/2

$\frac{x}{2} \cdot \frac{x}{2}$

Multiply $\frac{x}{2}$ by $\frac{x}{2}$ .

$\frac{x \cdot x}{2 \cdot 2}$

Raise $x$ to the power of $1$ .

$\frac{x^{1} x}{2 \cdot 2}$

Raise $x$ to the power of $1$ .

$\frac{x^{1} x^{1}}{2 \cdot 2}$

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$\frac{x^{1 + 1}}{2 \cdot 2}$

Add $1$ and $1$ .

$\frac{x^{2}}{2 \cdot 2}$

Multiply $2$ by $2$ .

$\frac{x^{2}}{4}$