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Created December 2, 2020 06:19
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Determine the nearest perfect square within the range from 0 to n.
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near_perfect_square.py
def near_square(n):
for i in range(n,0,-1):
if (i**(1.0/2))%1==0: # if perfect square
break
return i
print(near_square(26))
print(near_square(10))
print(near_square(9))
print(near_square(4))
print(near_square(2))
print(near_square(3))
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