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What is the difference between recurring and non recurring decimal?
A recurring decimal is a rational number, a non-recurring one may be rational (for example 0.2 = 1/5) or irrational.
How can you identify recurring and non-recurring decimal number from rational form itself?
If the prime factorisation of the fraction's denominator consists only of the primes 2 and/or 5 it will be a non-recurring decimal; otherwise it will.
How much types of non terminating decimal fraction?
Two: recurring and non-recurring. Note that recurrence may not start straight away. For example, 257/700 = 0.36714285... where the first to digits after the decimal point are not part of the recurring sequence.
What are non recurring numbers?
recurring numbers are numbers that repeat forever like 3.3333333333...etc non-recurring numbers either terminate like 22, or 7.5 OR they go on forever but totally randomly like pi- 3.1415...etc
What is a non terminating decimal called?
Some non-terminating decimals are repeating decimals.
