diff --git a/src/isPerfectSquare.py b/src/isPerfectSquare.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Created on Fri May 31 10:38:19 2019
+
+@author: aranjan5
+"""
+
+
+import sys, math
+
+def isPerfectSquare(num):
+    if(int(math.sqrt(num))==float(math.sqrt(num))):
+        return 1
+    else:
+        return 0
+
+# find all perfect squares below a given input
diff --git a/src/perfectSquaresLessThanInput.py b/src/perfectSquaresLessThanInput.py
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+# function to find all perfect squares less than a given input
+