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When you divide by a divisor q, the remainders can only be integers that are smaller than q. If the remainder is 0 then the decimal is terminating. Otherwise, it can only take the values 1, 2, 3, ... ,(q-1). So, after at most q-1 different remainders you must have a remainder which has appeared before. That is where the long division algorithm loops back into an earlier pattern = repeating sequence.
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What causes a repeating decimal in the long division?
When you divide by a divisor q, the remainders can only be integers that are smaller than q. If the remainder is 0 then the decimal is terminating. Otherwise, it can only take the values 1, 2, 3, ... ,(q-1). So, after at most q-1 different remainders you must have a remainder which has appeared before. That is where the long division algorithm loops back into an earlier pattern = repeating sequence.
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