Any number that can be represented as a fraction with an integer (whole number) in the numerator and a non-zero denominator is considered rational. Any number that cannot be represented in this manner as a fraction is considered irrational.
The decimal 0.1428571428571… repeats. A fraction can always be used to express this type of decimal representation.
Let us take the repeating decimal 0.5555, for instance.
We can allow this decimal to be equal to x. After that, we obtain the following by multiplying both sides of the equation by 10:
10x = 5.5555…
The result of subtracting the two equations is:
9 times is 5.
x = 5/9
Thus, the rational number 5/9 can be represented as 0.5555…
By using the same reasoning, we can determine that 0.1428571428571… is a rational number by expressing it as a fraction.
Any number that can be represented as a fraction with an integer (whole number) in the numerator and a non-zero denominator is considered rational. Any number that cannot be represented in this manner as a fraction is considered irrational.
The decimal 0.1428571428571… repeats. A fraction can always be used to express this type of decimal representation.
Let us take the repeating decimal 0.5555, for instance.
We can allow this decimal to be equal to x. After that, we obtain the following by multiplying both sides of the equation by 10:
10x = 5.5555…
The result of subtracting the two equations is:
9 times is 5.
x = 5/9
Thus, the rational number 5/9 can be represented as 0.5555…
By using the same reasoning, we can determine that 0.1428571428571… is a rational number by expressing it as a fraction.