diff --git a/Algorithms/binary_search.cpp b/Algorithms/binary_search.cpp
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+// C program to implement recursive Binary Search 
+#include <stdio.h> 
+
+// A recursive binary search function. It returns 
+// location of x in given array arr[l..r] is present, 
+// otherwise -1 
+int binarySearch(int arr[], int l, int r, int x) 
+{ 
+	if (r >= l) { 
+		int mid = l + (r - l) / 2; 
+
+		// If the element is present at the middle 
+		// itself 
+		if (arr[mid] == x) 
+			return mid; 
+
+		// If element is smaller than mid, then 
+		// it can only be present in left subarray 
+		if (arr[mid] > x) 
+			return binarySearch(arr, l, mid - 1, x); 
+
+		// Else the element can only be present 
+		// in right subarray 
+		return binarySearch(arr, mid + 1, r, x); 
+	} 
+
+	// We reach here when element is not 
+	// present in array 
+	return -1; 
+} 
+
+int main(void) 
+{ 
+	int arr[] = { 2, 3, 4, 10, 40 }; 
+	int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]); 
+	int x = 10; 
+	int result = binarySearch(arr, 0, n - 1, x); 
+	(result == -1) ? printf("Element is not present in array") 
+				: printf("Element is present at index %d", 
+							result); 
+	return 0; 
+} 
diff --git a/Algorithms/minimax.cpp b/Algorithms/minimax.cpp
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+// A simple C++ program to find 
+// maximum score that 
+// maximizing player can get. 
+#include<bits/stdc++.h> 
+using namespace std; 
+  
+// Returns the optimal value a maximizer can obtain. 
+// depth is current depth in game tree. 
+// nodeIndex is index of current node in scores[]. 
+// isMax is true if current move is 
+// of maximizer, else false 
+// scores[] stores leaves of Game tree. 
+// h is maximum height of Game tree 
+int minimax(int depth, int nodeIndex, bool isMax, 
+            int scores[], int h) 
+{ 
+    // Terminating condition. i.e 
+    // leaf node is reached 
+    if (depth == h) 
+        return scores[nodeIndex]; 
+  
+    //  If current move is maximizer, 
+    // find the maximum attainable 
+    // value 
+    if (isMax) 
+       return max(minimax(depth+1, nodeIndex*2, false, scores, h), 
+            minimax(depth+1, nodeIndex*2 + 1, false, scores, h)); 
+  
+    // Else (If current move is Minimizer), find the minimum 
+    // attainable value 
+    else
+        return min(minimax(depth+1, nodeIndex*2, true, scores, h), 
+            minimax(depth+1, nodeIndex*2 + 1, true, scores, h)); 
+} 
+  
+// A utility function to find Log n in base 2 
+int log2(int n) 
+{ 
+  return (n==1)? 0 : 1 + log2(n/2); 
+} 
+  
+// Driver code 
+int main() 
+{ 
+    // The number of elements in scores must be 
+    // a power of 2. 
+    int scores[] = {3, 5, 2, 9, 12, 5, 23, 23}; 
+    int n = sizeof(scores)/sizeof(scores[0]); 
+    int h = log2(n); 
+    int res = minimax(0, 0, true, scores, h); 
+    cout << "The optimal value is : " << res << endl; 
+    return 0; 
+} 
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