Arrange numbers to prove question

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Prove that 100 0's, 100 1's, 100 2's, 100 3's, 100 4's, 100 5's, 100 6's, 100 7's, 100 8's and 100 9's cannot be used in any form to make a perfect square.


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1000 numbers (10 distinct digits * 100 each) can't be arranged in a square.