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Exercise 1.3
1.Answer
(i)

36

100

(ii)

11

= 0.36 (Terminating)

=0.09090909... = 0.9 (Non terminating repeating)

(iii) 4 = 33/8 = 4.125 (Terminating)

(iv)
(v)

13

11

(vi)

= 0.230769230769... = 0.230769 (Non terminating repeating)

= = 0.181818181818... = 0.18 (Non terminating repeating)

329

400

= 0.8225 (Terminating)

2. Answer

Yes. We can predict the decimal expansions.

Study the decimal expansion of
To find

which is 0.142857

, just multiply the first two decimals by 2 ( 14

2 = 28) . Now finish the

, just multiply the first two decimals by 3 ( 14

3 = 42) . Now finish the

decimal expansion by starting from 2 of the above expansion and repeat form the
beginning. (0.142857, thus becomes 285714)
2
= 0.
142857
7
To find

decimal expansion by starting from 4 of the above expansion and repeat form the
beginning. (0.142857, thus becomes 428571)

3
= 0.
428571
7
To find

, just multiply the first two decimals by 2 ( 14

4 = 56) . Now finish the

decimal expansion by starting from 5 of the above expansion and repeat form the
beginning. (0.142857, thus becomes 571428)
4
= 0.
571428
7

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Thus
5
= 0.
7
6
= 0.
7

714285

857142

So next time when you divide any number by 7, you can predict all the decimals after finding
the first decimal place.
3. Answer

(i) 0.6 = 0.666...

Let x = 0.666... (1)
10x = 6.666...... .. (2)
(2) (1)
9x = 6
x =

2
3

(iii) 0.001 = 0.001001...

Let x = 0.001001... (1)
1000x = 1.001001...... .. (2)
(2) (1)
999x = 1
x = 1/999

5. Answer

(ii) 0.47 = 0.4777...

Let x = 0.4777
10x = 4.777 (1)
100x = 47. 777.. (2)
(2) (1)
90x = 43
x = 43/90
4. Answer
Let

x = 0.9999
10x = 9.9999
(2) (1)
9x = 9
The difference between 1 and 0.999999 is 0.00000..01 which
x=1
is negligible. Thus, 0.999. is too much near 1, Therefore, the 1 as
answer can be justified.

1/17 = 0.0588235294117647
There are 16 digits in the repeating block of the decimal expansion of 1/17.
Do long division and find out; dont use calculator.
6. Answer

We observe that when the denominator - q is 2, 4, 5, 8, 10... , then the decimal expansion is

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terminating. For example:
1/2 = 0.5, denominator q = 21
7/8 = 0.875, denominator q = 23
4/5 = 0.8, denominator q = 51

If the prime factors of the denominator have the power of 2 only or 5 only or both. 2 and 5
then its a terminating decimal.
7. Answer

Three numbers whose decimal expansions are non-terminating non-recurring are:

0.808008000800008...
0.11212312341234512345612345671234567..
0.7207200720007200007200000
8.Answer

5/7 = 0.714285
9/11 = 0.81
Three different irrational numbers are:
0.73808008000800008...
0.75808008000800008...
0.76808008000800008...
9. Answer

(i) 23 is a surd therefore, it is an irrational number.

(ii) 225 is a perfect square, therefore 225 is rational number as it can represented
in p/q form.
(iii) 0.3796
Since the number is terminating therefore, it is a rational number.

(iv) 7.478478
Since the this number is non-terminating recurring, therefore, it is a rational number.

(v) 1.101001000100001
Since the number is non-terminating non-repeating, therefore, it is an irrational number.