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+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+ 
+int binarySearch(int arr[], int l, int r, int x)
+{
+    if (r >= l) {
+        int mid = l + (r - l) / 2;
+ 
+        
+        if (arr[mid] == x)
+            return mid;
+ 
+        
+        if (arr[mid] > x)
+            return binarySearch(arr, l, mid - 1, x);
+ 
+        
+         return binarySearch(arr, mid + 1, r, x);
+    }
+ 
+
+    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;
+}