Sum
Express the following recurring decimals as a rational number: `3.4bar56`
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Solution
`3.4bar56` = 3.4565656 …
= 3.4 + 0.056 + 0.00056 + 0.0000056 + ….
Here, 0.056, 0.00056, 0.0000056, … are in
G.P. with a = 0.056 and r = 0.01
Since, | r| = |0.01| < 1
∴ Sum to infinity exists.
∴ Sum to infinity = `"a"/(1 - "r")`
= `0.056/(1 - 0.01)`
= `0.056/0.99`
= `56/990`
∴ `3.4bar56 = 3.4 + 56/990`
= `34/10 + 56/990`
= `(3366 + 56)/990`
= `3422/990`
= `1711/495`.
Concept: Recurring Decimals
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