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Perfect Squares

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January 15, 2009

Problem Statement

Which of the following numbers is a perfect square? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 98!99!<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 98!100!<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 99!100!<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 99!101!<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 100!101! <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 98!\cdot 99!\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 98!\cdot 100!\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 99!\cdot 100!\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 99!\cdot 101!\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 100!\cdot 101!