diff --git a/lib/geometry/segment.rb b/lib/geometry/segment.rb
index b593d86..2157392 100644
--- a/lib/geometry/segment.rb
+++ b/lib/geometry/segment.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 module Geometry
   class SegmentsDoNotIntersect < Exception; end
   class SegmentsOverlap < Exception; end
-  
+
   class Segment < Struct.new(:point1, :point2)
     def self.new_by_arrays(point1_coordinates, point2_coordinates)
-      self.new(Point.new_by_array(point1_coordinates), 
-               Point.new_by_array(point2_coordinates))
+      new(Point.new_by_array(point1_coordinates),
+          Point.new_by_array(point2_coordinates))
     end
 
     def leftmost_endpoint
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def topmost_endpoint
     def bottommost_endpoint
       ((point1.y <=> point2.y) == -1) ? point1 : point2
     end
- 
-    def contains_point?(point)      
+
+    def contains_point?(point)
       Geometry.distance(point1, point2) ===
         Geometry.distance(point1, point) + Geometry.distance(point, point2)
     end
@@ -43,26 +43,32 @@ def intersects_with?(segment)
         lies_on_line_intersecting?(segment) &&
         segment.lies_on_line_intersecting?(self)
     end
-    
+
     def overlaps?(segment)
       Segment.have_intersecting_bounds?(self, segment) &&
         lies_on_one_line_with?(segment)
     end
-    
+
     def intersection_point_with(segment)
       raise SegmentsDoNotIntersect unless intersects_with?(segment)
       raise SegmentsOverlap if overlaps?(segment)
-      
+
       numerator = (segment.point1.y - point1.y) * (segment.point1.x - segment.point2.x) -
         (segment.point1.y - segment.point2.y) * (segment.point1.x - point1.x);
-      denominator = (point2.y - point1.y) * (segment.point1.x - segment.point2.x) - 
-        (segment.point1.y - segment.point2.y) * (point2.x - point1.x);
+      denominator = (point2.y - point1.y) *
+                    (segment.point1.x - segment.point2.x) -
+                    (segment.point1.y - segment.point2.y) *
+                    (point2.x - point1.x)
+
+      if numerator.is_a?(Integer) && denominator.is_a?(Integer)
+        numerator = numerator.to_f
+      end
+
+      t = numerator / denominator
 
-      t = numerator.to_f / denominator;
-      
       x = point1.x + t * (point2.x - point1.x)
-      y = point1.y + t * (point2.y - point1.y)            
-      
+      y = point1.y + t * (point2.y - point1.y)
+
       Point.new(x, y)
     end
 
@@ -91,13 +97,13 @@ def distance_to(point)
       return Geometry.distance(q, p)
     end
 
-    def length      
+    def length
       Geometry.distance(point1, point2)
     end
 
     def to_vector
       Vector.new(point2.x - point1.x, point2.y - point1.y)
-    end        
+    end
 
   protected
 
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ def self.have_intersecting_bounds?(segment1, segment2)
         segment1.leftmost_endpoint.x == segment2.rightmost_endpoint.x) &&
         (segment2.leftmost_endpoint.x < segment1.rightmost_endpoint.x ||
         segment2.leftmost_endpoint.x == segment1.rightmost_endpoint.x)
-    
+
       intersects_on_y_axis =
         (segment1.bottommost_endpoint.y < segment2.topmost_endpoint.y ||
         segment1.bottommost_endpoint.y == segment2.topmost_endpoint.y) &&
diff --git a/test/segment/intersection_point_with_test.rb b/test/segment/intersection_point_with_test.rb
index 6c62864..cb8d9bb 100644
--- a/test/segment/intersection_point_with_test.rb
+++ b/test/segment/intersection_point_with_test.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'minitest/autorun'
 require 'geometry'
+require "bigdecimal"
 
 class IntersectionPointWithTest < Minitest::Test
   include Geometry
@@ -18,6 +19,22 @@ def test_segments_intersect_at_the_endpoint
     assert_equal Point.new(2, 2), segment1.intersection_point_with(segment2)
   end
 
+  def test_big_decimal_segments_intersect_at_the_endpoint
+    segment1 = Segment.new_by_arrays([BigDecimal.new("-109.775390625"),
+                                      BigDecimal.new("42.734102391081")],
+                                     [BigDecimal.new("-91.23046875"),
+                                      BigDecimal.new("42.734102391081")])
+
+    segment2 = Segment.new_by_arrays([BigDecimal.new("-91.23046875"),
+                                      BigDecimal.new("42.734102391081")],
+                                     [BigDecimal.new("-91.23046875"),
+                                      BigDecimal.new("34.147272023649")])
+
+    assert_equal Point.new(BigDecimal.new("-91.23046875"),
+                           BigDecimal.new("42.734102391081")),
+                 segment1.intersection_point_with(segment2)
+  end
+
   def test_segments_do_not_intersect
     segment1 = Segment.new_by_arrays([0, 0], [0, 2])
     segment2 = Segment.new_by_arrays([1, 1], [2, 1])