Consider the following decimal with the digits repeating indefinitely in that order...
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Consider the following decimal with the digits repeating indefinitely in that order 0.428571428571...
What digit is in the 200th place to the right of the decimal point?
Decimal Number with repeating digits:
The given decimal number has a specific number of digits that are repeating after the decimal point. We will find that number first. Then we will see how many such numbers are there in {eq}200 {/eq}. Then we can find the required digit.
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View this answerIn the given number, {eq}0.428571428571... {/eq}, the set of digits {eq}428571 {/eq} is repeating.
The number of digits in this set =...
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Chapter 15 / Lesson 3This lesson focuses on transforming decimals with single and multi-repeating digits. It shows step-by-step instructions.