Problem 44683. Perfect Square

Created by Dyuman Joshi

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Determine if the input is a perfect square (square of an integer) or not.
Example -
If input is 25(==5^2), return 1.
If input is 17, return 0.
Use of if-else and switch is prohibited to prevent hard coded solutions.

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Lincoln Poon on 20 Jan 2021

FYI, switch-case works just like if-else.
Please prevent that as well if you hate hard-coded solutions.

Dyuman Joshi on 30 Jan 2021

@Lincoln Thank you for the note.
I will do so as well.

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