Ex 1.3, 5 - Maximum number of digits in repeating block of 1/17 ? - Ex 1.3

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Ex 1.3, 5 What can the maximum number of digits be in the repeating block of digits in the decimal expansion of 1/17 ? Perform the division to check your answer. Here, we perform division. Dividing 1 by 17 1/17 = 0.05882352954117647 bar Therfore, Maximum number of digits in the quotient while computing 1/17 are 16

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