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Without actual division, state whether the following is a terminating decimal. 2/7 - Mathematics

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Without actual division, state whether the following is a terminating decimal.

`2/7`

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Solution

7 = 71.

Prime factor 7 is present.

Therefore, `2/7` is a non-terminating decimal.

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Chapter 1: Rational and Irrational Numbers - MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISE [Page 17]

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B Nirmala Shastry Mathematics [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 1 Rational and Irrational Numbers
MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISE | Q 1. (vii) | Page 17
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