Q.The following real numbers have decimal expansions as given below. In each case, decide whether they are rational or not. If they are rational, and of the form, p q what can you say about the prime factors of q?
Q.The following real numbers have decimal expansions as given below. In each case, decide whether they are rational or not. If they are rational, and of the form, p q what can you say about the prime factors of q?

(i) \[\mathbf{43}.\mathbf{123456789}\]

(ii) \[\mathbf{0}.\mathbf{120120012000120000}\ldots \ldots \]

$\left( III \right)$ $43.\overline{123456789}$

(i) \[\mathbf{43}.\mathbf{123456789}\]

Since ,it has a terminating decimal expansion, Therefore  it is a rational number in the form of ${}^{p}/{}_{q}$  and q has factors of 2 and 5 only.

(ii) \[\mathbf{0}.\mathbf{120120012000120000}\ldots \ldots \]

Since, it has non-terminating and non- repeating decimal expansion, therefore it is an irrational number.

$\left( III \right)$ $43.\overline{123456789}$

Since ,it has non-terminating but repeating decimal expansion,Therefore it is a rational number in the form of ${}^{p}/{}_{q}$  and q has factors other than 2 and 5 .where factors of q are not of the form ${{2}^{n}}\times {{5}^{m}}$ where n , m are non-negative integers