diff --git a/src/binarysearch.java b/src/binarysearch.java
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+import java.util.*;
+
+public class binarysearch {
+    public static void main(String[] jah) {
+        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
+        int size = sc.nextInt();
+        int q = sc.nextInt();
+        int[] arr = new int[size];
+        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+            arr[i] = sc.nextInt();
+        }
+        Arrays.sort(arr);
+        while (q > 0) {
+            boolean isfound = false;
+            int x = sc.nextInt();
+            int start = 0;
+            int end = size - 1;
+            while(start<=end) {
+                
+                int mid = (start + end) / 2;
+                if (arr[mid] > x) {
+                    end = mid - 1;
+                } else if (arr[mid] < x) {
+                    start = mid + 1;
+                } else {
+                    System.out.println("found"+" "+(mid));
+                    isfound = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            q--;
+            if (!isfound) {
+                System.out.println("not found");
+            }
+        }
+        sc.close();
+    }
+}