What is the 40th digit in the pattern 0.142857?
To find the 40th digit in the pattern 0.142857, we can first observe that this pattern repeats every 6 digits. The pattern begins with 1/7 and repeats as follows: 0.142857 142857 142857...
To find the 40th digit, we can determine which repetition this falls into by dividing 40 by 6. Since 40 ÷ 6 = 6 remainder 4, we can determine that the 40th digit is within the fourth repetition.
Now, we count to the 4th digit in the pattern, and we find that it is 8. Therefore, the 40th digit in the pattern 0.142857 is 8.