Irrational Numbers

Nombor Bukan Nisbah 2

MINGGU 12

Writing rational numbers as decimal

Real Numbers all numbers which can be
represented in decimal form.
These decimals can be finite (terminating) or
infinite (repeating or recurring)
Example;
1
8

0.125

Converting decimals to fractions;

Example:
23
0.23
100

What about repeating decimals

1
What about
?
3

1
0.33333... 0. 3
3

Result 7.4: If m, and n are natural numbers,

m
then the decimal representation of
n
is either terminating or repeating.

Examples
Refer to page 149-150
1 5
,
8 7

1
0.125
8

terminating

5
0. 7 1428 5
7

repeating

Result 7.5
If the decimal representation of a
decimal is terminating or
repeating, the the number is
rational

How to convert 0.1 to a fraction?

0.1 0.11111 ...

10 x 0.1 1.11111 ...

Subtracting the first from the second;

9 x 0.1 1.00000
1
0 .1
9

Easy - if the decimal is terminating.

Example:

1121
11 .21
100

If the decimal is repeating, we use the

same trick
Example:

0. 2 3 4

0. 2 3 4

0.234234234 ...

1000 0. 2 3 4 234.234234234 ...

Subtracting the first from the second;

999 0. 2 3 4 234.00000...

234
78
26
0. 2 3 4

999 333 111

How can we write 0. 9 as a fraction?

0. 9 0.99999...

10 x 0. 9 9.99999...

9 0. 9 9

9
0. 9 1
9
How can 0.9 = 1 ?
Can you think of any number that can be
squeezed between 0.9 and 1

0.9 is another way of writing 1

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

675 - 448 =
8/5 =
200 =
288 =
645 + 320 =
524 + 254 =
318 - 72 =
248 - 53 =

 Refer to page 270

Questions no. 43-46,
47-50, 51-54

 Exercise 1.5 page 26,

Questions No. 1, 3, 5, 7