description of rationalize in 5.25.1

• Subject: description of rationalize in 5.25.1
• From: Richard Fateman
• Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2013 06:56:02 -0800

The manual I have on line says that rationalize(0.1) is not 1/10,
but the example immediately following it shows rationalize(0.1) IS 1/10.
The example appears to be false, since rationalize(0.1) says
3602879701896397/36028797018963968

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