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Created August 10, 2017 17:10
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Search a number from given numbers using binary search method.
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int c, first, last, middle, n, search, array[100];
printf("Enter number of elements\n");
scanf("%d",&n);
printf("Enter %d integers\n", n);
for (c = 0; c < n; c++)
{
scanf("%d",&array[c]);
}
printf("Enter value to find\n");
scanf("%d", &search);
first = 0;
last = n - 1;
middle = (first+last)/2;
while (first <= last)
{
if (array[middle] < search)
first = middle + 1;
else if (array[middle] == search)
{
printf("%d found at location %d.\n", search, middle+1);
break;
}
else
last = middle - 1;
middle = (first + last)/2;
}
if (first > last)
printf("Not found! %d is not present in the list.\n", search);
return 0;
}
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