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Find the $4000$th digit following the decimal point in the expansion of $\frac{1}{17}$.

 Oct 23, 2024
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Let's first take a look at the fraction 1/17. 

It has 16 repeating digits in the form of 0.¯0588235294117647

 

We simplfy have to find which digit the 4000th lies on. 

 

First, let's do 4000/16. 

We get 4000/16=250

 

So the 4000th digit is the last digit of the repeating decimal, which is 7. 

 

So 7 is our answer. 

 

Thanks! :)

 Oct 26, 2024
edited by NotThatSmart  Oct 26, 2024

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