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s3.3.2

In the form: .ababa...

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A decimal with a two-digit repeating pattern, like .ababab....ababab..., can be converted to the fraction ab99\frac{ab}{99}, where abab represents the two-digit number. This is derived from the infinite geometric series ab100+ab10000+\frac{ab}{100} + \frac{ab}{10000} + \dots, which sums to ab/10011/100=ab99\frac{ab/100}{1 - 1/100} = \frac{ab}{99}. For example, .242424...=2499=833.242424... = \frac{24}{99} = \frac{8}{33}. This pattern extends to any continuously repeating block of digits; for example, .abcabc...=abc999.abcabc... = \frac{abc}{999}.

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