(a) Use the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic to explain why 1/n has a terminating positional representation in base b only when every prime factor of n is also a factor of b. (b) When does 1/n have a...


(a) Use the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic to explain why 1/n has a terminating positional representation in base b only when every prime factor of n is also a factor of b.


(b) When does 1/n have a terminating positional representation in base 2?


(c) When does 1/n have a terminating positional representation in base 10?


(d) Do almost all rational numbers have an infinite repeating binary representation?


(e) Do almost all rational numbers have an infinite repeating decimal representation?




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