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Find the $4000$th digit following the decimal point in the expansion of $\frac{1}{117}$.

 

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 Oct 31, 2024
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Find the $4000$th digit following the decimal point in the expansion of $\frac{1}{117}$.    

 

The 4000th digit is 5.    

 

1 / 117 in decimal notation has a repeating phrase. 

                                   

1 / 117 = 0.008547     

 

Let's count 'em up:         0.008547(6th digit)   008547(12th digit)   008547(18th digit)   008547(24th digit)        

 

                                          008547(3990th digit)   008547(3996th digit)   0085(4000th digit)      

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 Nov 1, 2024

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