1. ## An interesting fraction

$\displaystyle\frac{1}{998,001} \;=\;0.\overline{000\,001\,002\,003\,004\,005\, \hdots\,996\,997\,999}\, \hdots$

The decimal representation contains all the 3-digit numbers except 998
. . and the 2997-digit cycle repeats forever.

This is just one of a family of such fractions.
Can you determine the underlying characteristic?

2. ## Re: An interesting fraction

$f(n)=\frac{10^n}{\left(10^n-1\right)^2}$

where $n$ is a number of digits of integer (fractional) part of denominator .

3. ## Re: An interesting fraction

More interesting fractions..

$\frac{100}{9899}$

$\frac{10100}{970299}$

$\frac{10000}{970299}$

4. ## Re: An interesting fraction

Hello, a tutor!

Very nice fractions!

$\frac{100}{9899} \;=\;0.01\,01\,02\:03\;05\,08\,13\,\hdots$
. . . . . . .Fibonacci sequence

$\frac{10100}{970299} \;=\;0.01\,04\:09\,16\,25\,\hdots$
. . . . . . . . Squares

$\frac{10000}{970299} \;=\;0.01\,03\;06\,10\,15\,21\,\hdots$
. . . . . . . . Triangular numbers

One more . . .

$\frac{1}{89} \;=\;0.0\,1\,1\,2\,3\:5\,9\,5\,5\,\hdots$
. . . . . Fibonacci sequence

Code:
       1
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89       001
0002
00003
000005
0000008
00000013
000000021
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