Prove that is irrational.
That is, we can find coprime a and b (b ≠0)
Since a and b are integers, we get    is rational, and so  is rational.
But this contradicts the fact that  is irrational.
This contradiction has arisen because of our incorrect assumption that  is rational
So, we conclude that  is irrational.
Without actually performing the long division, state whether the following rational numbers will have a terminating decimal expansion or a non-terminating repeating decimal expansion:
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Without actually performing the long division, state whether the following rational numbers will have a terminating decimal expansion or a non-terminating repeating decimal expansion: