Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
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Chapter 11 - Infinite Series - 11.2 Summing and Infinite Series - Exercises - Page 548: 38

Answer

$$\frac{5}{11}$$

Work Step by Step

Let $$ x=0 . \overline{45}=0.45454545 \ldots $$ Then \begin{aligned} 100 x-x &=45.45454545\cdots \cdots-0.45454545\cdots \\ 99 x &=45 \\ x &=\frac{45}{99}=\frac{5}{11} \end{aligned}
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