Question 1

Without actually performing the long division, state whether the following rational numbers will have a terminating decimal expansion or a non-terminating repeating decimal expansion:

Answer

Note: - If x be a rational number, then x can be expressed in the form p/q where p and q are Co- primes. Then, if the prime factorization of denominator (q) is in the form of 2m × 5where n, m are non- negative integers, then x has a decimal expansion which terminates. If the prime factorization is not in this form of 2m × 5n then x has a decimal expansion which is non terminating.



(i)                  13 / 3125 

    = 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 = 5⁵ (on factorization of q)

    Since, its factorization contains only power of 5.

    Therefore, it has a terminating decimal expansion.

(ii)                 17 / 5    

                      = 2 × 2 × 2 = 2³                                        (on factorization of q)

                      Since, its factorization contains only power of 2.

Therefore, it has a terminating decimal expansion.

(iii)                  64 / 455

  = 5 × 7 × 13 = 5¹ × 7 × 13                           (on factorization of q)

                      Since the factorization of not in the 2m ×5n

                     Therefore, it has a non -terminating decimal expansion.

 

(iv)                  15 / 1600

                        = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5 = 2⁶ × 5²          (on factorization of q)

                      Since the factorization of q is in the form 2m ×5n

                      Therefore, it has a terminating decimal expansion

  (V)                 29 / 343                              

                           = 7 × 7 × 7 = 7³                                         (on factorization of q)

                       Since the factorization of denominator is not in the form 2m × 5n

                       Therefore it has a non -terminating repeating decimal

 (vi)                    23 / 23 52

                         Since factorization of q already given and it is in the form 2m × 5n

                     Therefore it has a terminating decimal expansion.

(vii)               129 / 22 57 75

                       Since factorization of q already given but it is not in the form 2m × 5n

                     Therefore it has a terminating decimal expansion.

(viii)                6 / 15 = 2/5

                       5 = 5 × 1                                                (on factorization of q)

                      Since 5 is the only factor in denominator.                    

                     Therefore it has a non -terminating repeating decimal expansion.

(ix).                35 / 50 = 7 / 10

                       10 = 2 × 5 = 2¹ × 5                                (on factorization of q)

                      Since the factorization of denominator is in the form 2m × 5n

                      Therefore it has a terminating decimal expansion.

(x)                 77 / 210 = 11/30

                        30 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 7 = 2¹ × 3 × 5 × 7.            (on factorization of q) 

                    Since the factorization of denominator is not in the form 2m × 5n

                    Therefore it has a non -terminating repeating decimal expansion.

Popular Questions of Class 10 Mathematics

Recently Viewed Questions of Class 10 Mathematics

Write a Comment: