Question

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tually division performing the long division state whether the followin g rational number will have a terminating decimal expression or non terminTing repaeting decimal expression. 17/8​

Answer 1

Answer:

It will have a terminating decimal.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since it has a even number in its decimal place, it will have a terminating decimal expression

Answer 2

Answer:

The number 17/8 has a terminating decimal expansion.

Explanation:

The denominator, i.e., 8 can be expressed in terms of its factors as 2³.

And, as we know that, for a rational to havea terminating decimal expansion, its denominator must be of the form :

(2ⁿ×5^m)

Here, m=0, and n=3