Mathematical Reasoning True or False? There exist irrational numbers with repeating decimals? There exists a natural number x such that y > x for every naural number y?

Bergen

Bergen

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2020-11-24

Mathematical Reasoning
True or False?
There exist irrational numbers with repeating decimals?
There exists a natural number x such that y > x for every naural number y?

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lamanocornudaW

lamanocornudaW

Skilled2020-11-25Added 85 answers

Step 1
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To find the given statement is true or false,
There exist irrational numbers with repeating decimals.
By definition of rational number,
A number that can be express as a ratio p/q where p and q are integers such that q  0 is called a rational number.
A number thet can not be expressed as a ratio of two integers is called an irrational number.
Step 2
Let a number with repeating digits, x=0.aaaa  where a is any digit from 1 to 9.
Multiply x by 10 on both sides:
10x=a.aaaa 
Now consider:
 10x  x=a.aaaa   0.aaaa 
 9x=a
 x= a9
Thus, we can write the repeating decimal number x=0.aaaa  as a ratio z= a9.
That means every repeating decimal number is a rational number.
Therefore, the given statement There exist irrational numbers with repeating decimals is False.

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