2007-06-12 05:56:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
A terminatating decimal is a rational number, whereas the decimal of this number ends.
For instance, 2.5.
2.5 The decimal of 2.5 is only at the tenth place and stops there.
1/6 is actually an irrational number because the decimal place goes on and on.
1.666666... The 6's keeps going.
Irational numbers are also sometimes called trandescental numbers.
2007-06-12 06:06:33 · answer #1 · answered by UnknownD 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a terminating decimal: is a decimal that does not repeat or nonrepeating.
Example
1/2 = 0.5
3/4 = 0.75
3/5 = 0.6
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Non terminating and nonrepeating decimal
Example:
3/7 = 0.428571429. . .
The dots after the decimal means it goes on to infinity.
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Non terminating and Repeating decimal
Example
2/3 = 0.66666666. . .
I hope this helps
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2007-06-12 06:38:07 · answer #2 · answered by SAMUEL D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A decimal that has only, no rounding or truncating is performed, a finite number of nonzero digits to the right of the decimal point.
2007-06-12 06:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by S. B. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means the decimal keeps going on like. 3.33333333333333333333333333333333333 and keeps on going. usually it has a line over the number that keeps on repeating .33 in this would have a line over. i dont noe how to put the line on the computer.
hope this helps,
feiza
2007-06-12 06:07:12 · answer #4 · answered by !!!!!Dont have a nickname=[ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Terminating means it has an end like 2.5 or 10.90
nonterminating means it has no end like pi 3.14159...(keeps going forver)
2007-06-12 06:05:19 · answer #5 · answered by czwtrpolo2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I went to college and I still do not know the answer to that!!! LOL. Money well spent I see!
2007-06-12 06:04:37 · answer #6 · answered by Angela C 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
rational #
2007-06-12 06:13:34 · answer #7 · answered by Lauren K 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋