Question

Write down the decimal expansions of thos rational in Question 1 above which
have terminating decimal expansions ​

Answer 1

Answer:

I will answer

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x=p/q be a rational number such that the prime factorization of q is of the form 2

m

5

n

, where n, m are positive integers.

Then x has a decimal expansion which terminates.

Example:

500

49

×

2

2

×5

3

49

Since the denominator is of the form 2

m

×5

n

, the rational number has a terminating decimal expansion.

December 20, 2019