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Which of these has a non-terminating but recurring decimal expansion?

Class 9Number SystemsNumber Systems
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Step-by-Step Solution

11 has a prime factor other than 2 and 5, so … (recurring). and terminate; is irrational (non-recurring).
Answer: A)

Key idea: Decimal expansion test

**Rational ↔ terminating OR non-terminating recurring decimal.**
**Irrational ↔ non-terminating non-recurring decimal.**

Example: (terminating → rational).
Example: … (recurring → rational).
Example: … (non-terminating non-recurring → irrational).

**When does terminate?** Exactly when the denominator (in simplest form) has only 2's and 5's as prime factors. So terminates: 0.125. But doesn't: 0.1666…

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