Without actually performing the long division, state whether the rational numbers 987 10500 will have a terminating decimal expansion or a non-terminating repeating decimal expansion
Answers
Answered by
10
The fraction is 987/10500
10500=2×2×3×5×5×5×7
As the denominator 10500 is not in the form 2ᵃₓ5ᵇ,987/10500 will have a repeating decimal expansion.
10500=2×2×3×5×5×5×7
As the denominator 10500 is not in the form 2ᵃₓ5ᵇ,987/10500 will have a repeating decimal expansion.
Similar questions