How many digits long would the repeating cycle of a repeating decimal be if the denominator of the rational number is 7?
To determine how many digits long the repeating cycle of a repeating decimal would be if the denominator of the rational number is 7, we can use the concept of modular arithmetic.
When dividing any positive integer by 7, there are only 7 possible remainders: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Therefore, in any repeating decimal fraction with a denominator of 7, the possible remainders in the repeating cycle are also limited to these 7 values.
Let's calculate the decimal representation of some fractions with a denominator of 7:
- 1/7 = 0.142857142857142857...
- 2/7 = 0.285714285714285714...
- 3/7 = 0.428571428571428571...
- 4/7 = 0.571428571428571428...
- 5/7 = 0.714285714285714285...
- 6/7 = 0.857142857142857142...
From the above decimal representations, we can see that the repeating cycle is 6 digits long for all fractions with a denominator of 7.
Therefore, the repeating cycle of a repeating decimal with a denominator of 7 would be 6 digits long.
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to a rational number in simplest form
To determine the length of the repeating cycle of a repeating decimal, we need to look at the remainders when dividing the numerator by the denominator. In this case, the denominator is 7.
Let's perform the long division to find the pattern:
```
0.
7 | 1
-0
10
- 7
30
-28
20
-14
60
-56
40
-35
50
-49
10
- 7
30
-28
...
```
As we can see, the remainder numbers start repeating after the remainder 1. Therefore, the repeating cycle of the fraction 1/7 is 6 digits long.
To determine the length of the repeating cycle of a repeating decimal when the denominator is 7, we can perform a simple division.
First, consider the fraction 1/7. When we divide 1 by 7, the decimal representation is 0.142857142857142857 and so on, with the block of digits "142857" repeating.
The length of the repeating cycle in this case is 6 digits since "142857" consists of 6 digits.
Therefore, for any rational number with a denominator of 7, the repeating cycle of the decimal representation will always be 6 digits long.