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+class BinarySearch {
+    int binarySearch(int arr[], int x)
+    {
+        int l = 0, r = arr.length - 1;
+        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;
+    }
+ 
+    public static void main(String args[])
+    {
+        BinarySearch ob = new BinarySearch();
+        int arr[] = { 2, 3, 4, 10, 40 };
+        int n = arr.length;
+        int x = 10;
+        int result = ob.binarySearch(arr, x);
+        if (result == -1)
+            System.out.println("Element not present");
+        else
+            System.out.println("Element found at "
+                               + "index " + result);
+    }
+}