1 26 \frac{1}{26}

The fraction 1 26 \frac{1}{26} is represented in infinite decimal representation as 1 26 = 0. a 1 a 2 a 3 . . . \frac{1}{26}=0.a_{1}a_{2}a_{3} ... . What is a 2626 ? a_{2626}?


The answer is 4.

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1 solution

Rm Operania
Apr 18, 2015

1 26 = 0.0384615384615384615.... \frac{1}{26} = 0.0384615384615384615....

And so we have: a 1 = 0 a_{1} = 0 a 2 = 3 a_{2} = 3 a 3 = 8 a_{3} = 8 a 4 = 4 a_{4} = 4 a 5 = 6 a_{5} = 6 a 6 = 1 a_{6} = 1 a 7 = 5 a_{7} = 5 and so on.

As you can see, the digits 3, 8, 4, 6, 1, and 5 are repeating every six digits. We'll be using the same principle we use in simplifying i n i^n to solve this problem. NOTE that the first term, which is 0, does not repeat, therefore instead of dividing 2626 by 7, we will divide 2625 by 6 . Doing so will give us a remainder of 3.

This means that we're looking for the third repeating digit which is 4 . As such, a 2626 = 4 a_{2626} = 4

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