Lesson 9 NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM 8β’7 Lesson 9: Decimal Expansions of Fractions, Part 1 Student Outcomes ο§ Students identify the size in error when truncating an infinite decimal to a finite number of decimal places. Classwork Opening Exercise (8 minutes) Opening Exercise a. π π b. π π π π Compute the decimal expansions of and . What is π π + π π = π. ππππβ¦ and π π = π. ππππβ¦ as a fraction? What is the decimal expansion of this fraction? π π ππ + ππ ππ + = = π π ππ ππ ππ = π. πππππβ¦ ππ c. What is π π × π π as a fraction? According to a calculator, what is the decimal expansion of the answer? π π ππ × = = π. πππβπππβπππβπβ¦ π π ππ d. π π π π If you were given just the decimal expansions of and , without knowing which fractions produced them, do you think you could easily add the two decimals to find the decimal expansion of their sum? Could you easily multiply the two decimals to find the decimal expansion of their product? No. To add π. ππππβ¦ and π. πππβ¦, we need to start by adding together their rightmost digits. But these decimals are infinitely long, and there are no rightmost digits. It is not clear how we can start the addition. Thinking about how to multiply the two decimals, π. ππππβ¦ × π. πππππβ¦, is even more confusing! Discussion (10 minutes) ο§ In the opening exercise, we saw that 5 6 = 0.8333β¦ and 7 9 = 0.7777β¦. We certainly know how to add and multiply fractions, but it is not at all clear how we can add and multiply infinitely long decimals. Lesson 9: Decimal Expansions of Fractions, Part 1 This work is derived from Eureka Math β’ and licensed by Great Minds. ©2015 Great Minds. eureka-math.org This file derived from G8-M7-TE-1.3.0-10.2015 117 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Lesson 9 NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM ο§ But we can approximate infinitely long decimals as finite ones. For example, 0.83 does approximate 0.833333β¦. The error in the approximation is 0.003333β¦, which is a number smaller than 0.01, a hundredth. If we approximate 0.7777β¦ as 0.77, is the error also smaller than a hundredth? The error is 0.007777β¦, which is smaller than 0.01. Yes, the error is smaller than a hundredth. οΊ ο§ We know that 29 18 6 7 + 9 29 = 18 . Compute 0.83 + 0.77. Does the answer approximate the decimal expansion of 0.83 + 0.77 = 1.60, which does approximate 1.6111β¦. And we know expansion of 5 6 35 54 × 7 9 = 35 54 . Compute 0.83 × 0.77. Does the answer approximate the decimal ? Μ Μ Μ Μ Μ . 0.83 × 0.77 = 0.6391. It is not as clear if this is a good approximation of 0.6481 οΊ ο§ 5 ? οΊ ο§ 8β’7 5 7 6 9 If we use the approximations 0.833 and 0.777 for the decimal expansions of and , and compute 0.833 + 0.777 and 0.833 × 0.777, do we obtain better approximations to the decimal expansions of 5 6 7 29 9 18 + , which is 6 7 35 9 54 × , which is ? Do matters improve still if we use the approximations 0.8333 and 0.7777? 0.8333 + 0.7777, or 1.6110, is an even better approximation to 1.61111β¦ and Μ Μ Μ Μ Μ . 0.8333 × 0.7777, or 0.64805741, is an even better approximation to 0.6481 οΊ ο§ 5 0.833 + 0.777 = 1.610 is a better approximation to 1.61111β¦, and 0.833 × 0.777 = 0.647241 is a Μ Μ Μ Μ Μ . better approximation to 0.6481 οΊ ο§ , and The point is that working with infinite decimals is challenging. But we can approximate real numbers with infinitely long decimal expansions by truncating their decimal expansions and working with the finite decimal approximations instead as we compute sums and products. The answers we obtain will approximate the true sum or product of the real numbers. We can improve the approximations by working with longer finite decimals that approximate the original numbers. Exercise 1 (6 minutes) Students complete Exercise 1 in pairs. Allow students to use calculators. Part (c) of the exercise might challenge students. Exercise 1 Two irrational numbers π and π have infinite decimal expansions that begin π. ππππππππβ¦ for π and π. ππππππππβ¦ for π. a. Explain why π. πππ is an approximation for π with an error of less than one thousandth. Explain why π. πππ is an approximation for π with an error of less than one thousandth. The difference between π. πππ and π. ππππππππβ¦ is π. ππππππππβ¦, which is less than π. πππ, a thousandth. The difference between π. πππ and π. ππππππππβ¦ is π. ππππππππβ¦, which is less than π. πππ, a thousandth. Lesson 9: Decimal Expansions of Fractions, Part 1 This work is derived from Eureka Math β’ and licensed by Great Minds. ©2015 Great Minds. eureka-math.org This file derived from G8-M7-TE-1.3.0-10.2015 118 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Lesson 9 NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM 8β’7 Using the approximations given in part (a), what is an approximate value for π + π, for π × π, and for ππ + πππ ? b. π + π is approximately π. πππ because π. πππ + π. πππ = π. πππ. π × π is approximately π. πππππ because π. πππ × π. πππ = π. πππππ. ππ + πππ is approximately π. ππππππ because (π. πππ)π + π(π. πππ)π = π. πππβπππ. Repeat part (b), but use approximations for π and π that have errors less than c. π πππ . We want the error in the approximation to be less than π. πππππ. If we approximate π by truncating to five decimal places, that is, as π. πππππ, then the error is π. ππππππππβ¦, which is indeed less than π. πππππ. Truncating π to five decimal places, that is, as π. πππππ, gives an error of π. ππππππππβ¦, which is indeed less than π. πππππ. Now: π + π is approximately π. πππππ because π. πππππ + π. πππππ = π. πππππ. π × π is approximately π. ππππππππππ because π. πππππ × π. πππππ = π. πππβπππβπππβπ. ππ + πππ is approximately π. πππππππππ because (π. πππππ)π + π(π. πππππ)π = π. πππβπππβπππ. Discussion (5 minutes) ο§ If we approximate an infinite decimal 0. ππππππβ¦ by truncating the decimal to two decimal places, explain why the error in the approximation is less than οΊ ο§ If we approximate an infinite decimal 0. ππππππβ¦ by truncating the decimal to three decimal places, explain οΊ 1 103 . Approximating 0. ππππππβ¦ as 0. πππ has an error of 0.000πππ, which is smaller than 0.001, or 1 103 . If we approximate an infinite decimal 0. ππππππβ¦ by truncating the decimal to five decimal places, explain why the error in the approximation is less than οΊ 1 10 5. Approximating 0. ππππππβ¦ as 0. πππππ has an error of 0.00000π, which is smaller than 0.00001, or ο§ . Approximating 0. ππππππβ¦ as 0. ππ has an error of 0.00ππππ, which is smaller than 0.01. why the error in the approximation is less than ο§ 1 100 1 105 . We see that, in general, if we truncate an infinite decimal to π decimal places, the resulting decimal approximation has an error of less than Lesson 9: 1 10π . Decimal Expansions of Fractions, Part 1 This work is derived from Eureka Math β’ and licensed by Great Minds. ©2015 Great Minds. eureka-math.org This file derived from G8-M7-TE-1.3.0-10.2015 119 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. 8β’7 Lesson 9 NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM Exercise 2 (9 minutes) Allow students to use calculators to perform every operation except division. Exercise 2 Two real numbers have decimal expansions that begin with the following: π = π. πππππππβ¦ π = π. πππππππβ¦ a. Using approximations for π and π that are accurate within a measure of π + π and π β ππ. π πππ , find approximate values for Using π β π. πππ and π β π. πππ, we obtain π + π β π. πππ and π β ππ β π. πππ. b. Using approximations for π and π that are accurate within a measure of π + π and π β ππ. π πππ , find approximate values for Using π β π. πππβπππβπ and π β π. πππβπππβπ, we obtain π + π β π. πππβπππβπ and π β ππ β π. πππβπππβπ. c. We now reveal that π = π π and π = . How accurate is your approximate value to π β ππ from part (a)? ππ ππ From part (b)? The error in part (a) is π. πππ. The error in part (b) is π. πππππππ. d. Compute the first seven decimal places of π ππ . How accurate is your approximate value to π + π from part (a)? From part (b)? π = π. πππβπππβπβ¦ ππ The error in part (a) is π. πππβπππβπβ¦ β π. πππ = π. πππβπππβπβ¦ , which is less than π. ππ. Our approximate answer in part (b) and the exact answer match in the first seven decimal places. There is likely a mismatch from the eighth decimal place onward. This means that the error is no larger than π. πππππππ, or π πππ . Closing (3 minutes) Summarize, or ask students to summarize, the main points from the lesson. ο§ It is not clear how to perform arithmetic on numbers given as infinitely long decimals. ο§ If we approximate numbers by truncating their infinitely long decimal expansions to a finite number of decimal places, then we can perform arithmetic on the approximate values to estimate answers. ο§ Truncating a decimal expansion to π decimal places gives an approximation with an error of less than Lesson 9: Decimal Expansions of Fractions, Part 1 This work is derived from Eureka Math β’ and licensed by Great Minds. ©2015 Great Minds. eureka-math.org This file derived from G8-M7-TE-1.3.0-10.2015 1 10π . 120 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Lesson 9 NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM 8β’7 Lesson Summary It is not clear how to perform arithmetic on numbers given as infinitely long decimals. If we approximate these numbers by truncating their infinitely long decimal expansions to a finite number of decimal places, then we can perform arithmetic on the approximate values to estimate answers. Truncating a decimal expansion to π decimal places gives an approximation with an error of less than example, π. πππ is an approximation for π. ππππππβ¦ with an error of less than π. πππ. π πππ . For Exit Ticket (4 minutes) Lesson 9: Decimal Expansions of Fractions, Part 1 This work is derived from Eureka Math β’ and licensed by Great Minds. ©2015 Great Minds. eureka-math.org This file derived from G8-M7-TE-1.3.0-10.2015 121 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Lesson 9 NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM Name 8β’7 Date Lesson 9: Decimal Expansions of Fractions, Part 1 Exit Ticket Suppose π₯ = 2 5 = 0.6666β¦ and π¦ = = 0.5555β¦. 3 9 a. Using 0.666 as an approximation for π₯ and 0.555 as an approximation for π¦, find an approximate value for π₯ + π¦. b. What is the true value of π₯ + π¦ as an infinite decimal? c. Use approximations for π₯ and π¦, each accurate to within an error of π₯ × π¦. Lesson 9: Decimal Expansions of Fractions, Part 1 This work is derived from Eureka Math β’ and licensed by Great Minds. ©2015 Great Minds. eureka-math.org This file derived from G8-M7-TE-1.3.0-10.2015 1 105 , to estimate a value of the product 122 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Lesson 9 NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM 8β’7 Exit Ticket Sample Solutions Suppose π = a. π π = π. ππππβ¦ and π = = π. ππππβ¦. π π Using π. πππ as an approximation for π and π. πππ as an approximation for π, find an approximate value for π + π. π + π β π. πππ + π. πππ = π. πππ b. What is the true value of π + π as an infinite decimal? π+π= c. π π ππ π + = = π + = π. πππππβ¦ π π π π Use approximations for π and π, each accurate to within an error of π × π. π πππ , to estimate a value of the product π × π β π. πππππ × π. πππππ = π. πππβπππβπππβπ Problem Set Sample Solutions 1. Two irrational numbers π and π have infinite decimal expansions that begin π. πππππππβ¦ for π and π. πππππππβ¦ for π. a. Explain why π. ππ is an approximation for π with an error of less than one hundredth. Explain why π. ππ is an approximation for π with an error of less than one hundredth. The difference between π. ππ and π. πππππππβ¦ is π. πππππππβ¦, which is less than π. ππ, a hundredth. The difference between π. ππ and π. πππππππβ¦ is π. πππππππβ¦, which is less than π. ππ, a hundredth. b. Using the approximations given in part (a), what is an approximate value for ππ(π + π)? ππ(π + π) is approximately π. ππππ because π × π. ππ × π. ππ = π. ππππ. c. Repeat part (b), but use approximations for π and π that have errors less than π πππ . We want the error in the approximation to be less than π. ππππππ. If we approximate π by truncating to six decimal places, that is, as π. ππππππ, then the error is π. πππππππβ¦, which is indeed less than π. ππππππ. Truncating π to six decimal places, that is, as π. ππππππ, gives an error of π. πππππππβ¦, which is indeed less than π. ππππππ. Now: ππ(π + π) is approximately π. πππππππππ, which is a rounding of π × π. πππβπππ × π. πππβπππ. Lesson 9: Decimal Expansions of Fractions, Part 1 This work is derived from Eureka Math β’ and licensed by Great Minds. ©2015 Great Minds. eureka-math.org This file derived from G8-M7-TE-1.3.0-10.2015 123 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Lesson 9 NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM 2. 8β’7 Two real numbers have decimal expansions that begin with the following: π = π. πππππβ¦ π = π. πππππβ¦ a. Using approximations for π and π that are accurate within a measure of π π , find approximate values for πππ π + π. πππ and . π Using π β π. ππ and π β π. ππ, we obtain π + π. πππ β π. ππππ and b. π π β π. ππππβ¦. Using approximations for π and π that are accurate within a measure of π π πππ , find approximate values for π + π. πππ and . π π Using π β π. ππππ and π β π. ππππ, we obtain π + π. πππ β π. ππππ and β π. πππβπππβ¦. π c. We now reveal that π and π are rational numbers with the property that each of the values π + π. πππ and π π is a whole number. Make a guess as to what whole numbers these values are, and use your guesses to find what fractions π and π might be. It looks like π + π. πππ = π and so π = π π = π. Thus, we guess π = ππ and so ππ + π. πππ = π, that is, π. πππ = π, π πππ π ππ = = and π = ππ = . π.ππ πππ ππ ππ Lesson 9: Decimal Expansions of Fractions, Part 1 This work is derived from Eureka Math β’ and licensed by Great Minds. ©2015 Great Minds. eureka-math.org This file derived from G8-M7-TE-1.3.0-10.2015 124 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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