Perform the calculations on a calculator without rounding. At some point in the decimal equivalent of a

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Perform the calculations on a calculator without rounding.

At some point in the decimal equivalent of a rational number, some sequence of digits will start repeating endlessly. An irrational number never has an endlessly repeating sequence of digits. Find the decimal equivalents of 

(a) 8/33 and 

(b) π. Note the repetition for 8/33 and that no such repetition occurs for π.

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Basic Technical Mathematics

ISBN: 9780137529896

12th Edition

Authors: Allyn J. Washington, Richard Evans

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