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How can the bar symbol be used to show the quotient of 10 divided by 12 if the division is carried on forever

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  • 20-03-2020

Since, in its decimal expansion, you'd have

[tex]\dfrac{10}{12}=\dfrac{5}{6}=0.833333\ldots[/tex]

We use the bar symbol over the digits that repeat indefinitely, so, in this case, we'll write a single "3" with an overbar:

[tex]\dfrac{10}{12}=0.8\overline{3}[/tex]

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