Question
Express the following recurring decimals as rational numbers.

$2 . \overline{4}$

Answer

$2 . \overline{4}=2.444 \ldots=2+0.4+0.04+0.004+\ldots$

The terms 0.4, 0.04, 0.004,… are in G.P.

$\therefore a=0.4, r=\frac{0.07}{0.7}=0.1,|r|=10.11<1$

∴ Sum to infinity exists.

∴ Sum to infinity

$\begin{aligned}=2+\frac{a}{1-r} & =2+\frac{0.4}{1-0.1} \\ & =2+\frac{0.4}{0.9} \\ & =2+\frac{4}{9}=\frac{22}{9}\end{aligned}$

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