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diff --git a/c/linearsearch.c b/c/linearsearch.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int search(int array[], int n, int x) {
+  
+  for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    if (array[i] == x)
+      return i;
+  return -1;
+}
+
+int main() {
+  int array[] = {2, 4, 0, 1, 9};
+  int x = 1;
+  int n = sizeof(array) / sizeof(array[0]);
+
+  int result = search(array, n, x);
+
+  (result == -1) ? printf("Element not found") : printf("Element found at index: %d", result);
+}
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