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+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+#include <stdio.h>
+int binarysearch()
+{
+int n,key;
+cout<<"enter the size of the array";
+cin>>n;
+int a[n];
+cout<<"enter the sorted array";
+for(int i=0;i<n;i++)
+cin>>a[i];
+cout<<"enter the element to be searched";
+cin>>key;
+int beg,end,mid;
+beg=0;
+end=n-1;
+while(beg<=end)
+{
+mid=(beg+end)/2;
+if(key==a[mid])
+return a[mid];
+else if(key<a[mid])
+end=mid-1;
+else
+beg=mid+1;
+}
+return -1;
+}
+int main()
+{
+int x=binarysearch();
+cout<<x;
+return 0;
+}