5. Demonstrate that if a numbers decimal expansion either terminates, or ends with an infinite repeating cluster
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5. Demonstrate that if a number’s decimal expansion either terminates, or ends with an infinite repeating cluster of digits such as 12:12536363636112:12536, then this number is rational. (Hint: If the number in this example is called x, compare 1000x and 100;000x. Generalize.)
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Introduction To Quantitative Finance A Math Tool Kit
ISBN: 978-0262013697
1st Edition
Authors: Robert R. Reitano
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