Answer
$=\pm 4$
Work Step by Step
This question is asking "What number squared gives $(-4)^2$?" You can simplify $(-4)^2$ as $16$. In this case, squaring $-4$ or $4$ leads to $16$. Thus, $\sqrt{(-4)^2}=\pm4$.
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