alleryWhat is true of the decimal expansion of an irrational number?
ANever ends, never repeats
BEnds after a few digits
CRepeats one block forever
DEnds with a repeated block
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Never ends, never repeats
An irrational number never ends and never settles into a repeating block of digits.
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