Simplify
- $- \sqrt { 256 }$ A) $- 16$ B) Does Not Exist as a Real Number
C) 16

question 4

Multiple Choice

Simplify.
- $- \sqrt { 256 }$

• A) \(- 16\)
• B) does not exist as a real number
• C) 16
• D) \(- 128\)

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