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+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+int binarySearch(int arr[], int l, int r, int x)
+{
+	while (l <= r) {
+		int m = l + (r - l) / 2;
+
+		if (arr[m] == x)
+			return m;
+
+		if (arr[m] < x)
+			l = m + 1;
+
+		else
+			r = m - 1;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	int arr[] = { 2, 3, 4, 10, 40 };
+	int x = 10;
+	int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
+	int result = binarySearch(arr, 0, n - 1, x);
+	(result == -1)
+		? cout << "Element is not present in array"
+		: cout << "Element is present at index " << result;
+	return 0;
+}