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diff --git a/Exercise_1.py b/Exercise_1.py
index 3e6adcf4..1dc71cc9 100644
--- a/Exercise_1.py
+++ b/Exercise_1.py
@@ -3,20 +3,24 @@
   
 # It returns location of x in given array arr  
 # if present, else returns -1 
-def binarySearch(arr, l, r, x): 
+def binarySearch(arr, left, right, x): 
+    while left <= right:
+        mid = (left + right) // 2
+        if arr[mid] == x:
+            return mid
+        elif arr[mid] > x:
+            right = mid - 1
+        else:
+            left = mid + 1
+    return -1
+
+ 
+arr = [2, 3, 4, 10, 40] 
+x = 50
   
-  #write your code here
-  
-    
-  
-# Test array 
-arr = [ 2, 3, 4, 10, 40 ] 
-x = 10
-  
-# Function call 
-result = binarySearch(arr, 0, len(arr)-1, x) 
+result = binarySearch(arr, 0, len(arr) - 1, x) 
   
 if result != -1: 
-    print "Element is present at index % d" % result 
+    print("Element is present at index %d" % result)
 else: 
-    print "Element is not present in array"
+    print("Element is not present in array")
diff --git a/Exercise_2.py b/Exercise_2.py
index 35abf0dd..be16e6f7 100644
--- a/Exercise_2.py
+++ b/Exercise_2.py
@@ -5,12 +5,29 @@ def partition(arr,low,high):
   
   
     #write your code here
+    pivot = arr[high]  # last element as the pivot
+    i = low - 1        # smaller element
+
+    for j in range(low, high):
+        # if the current element is smaller than or equal to the chosen pivot
+        if arr[j] <= pivot:
+            i += 1     
+            arr[i], arr[j] = arr[j], arr[i]  # swapping elements
+
+    # swapping the pivot element with the element at i+1
+    arr[i+1], arr[high] = arr[high], arr[i+1]
+    return i + 1
   
 
 # Function to do Quick sort 
 def quickSort(arr,low,high): 
     
     #write your code here
+    if low < high:
+        pi = partition(arr, low, high)
+        quickSort(arr, low, pi - 1)
+        quickSort(arr, pi + 1, high)
+
   
 # Driver code to test above 
 arr = [10, 7, 8, 9, 1, 5] 
diff --git a/Exercise_3.py b/Exercise_3.py
index a26a69b8..18446bc3 100644
--- a/Exercise_3.py
+++ b/Exercise_3.py
@@ -3,18 +3,34 @@ class Node:
   
     # Function to initialise the node object  
     def __init__(self, data):  
+        self.data = data
+        self.next = None
         
 class LinkedList: 
   
     def __init__(self): 
+        self.head = None
         
   
     def push(self, new_data): 
-        
+        new_node = Node(new_data)
+        new_node.next = self.head
+        self.head = new_node
   
     # Function to get the middle of  
     # the linked list 
     def printMiddle(self): 
+        slow_ptr = self.head
+        fast_ptr = self.head
+        
+        while fast_ptr and fast_ptr.next:
+            slow_ptr = slow_ptr.next
+            fast_ptr = fast_ptr.next.next
+        
+        if slow_ptr:
+            print(f"The middle element is {slow_ptr.data}")
+        else:
+            print("The linked list is empty")
 
 # Driver code 
 list1 = LinkedList() 
diff --git a/Exercise_4.py b/Exercise_4.py
index 9bc25d3d..6798f4ff 100644
--- a/Exercise_4.py
+++ b/Exercise_4.py
@@ -2,11 +2,51 @@
 def mergeSort(arr):
   
   #write your code here
+  if len(arr) > 1:
+        # the middle of the array
+        mid = len(arr) // 2
+
+        # dividing the array into left and right halves
+        left = arr[:mid]
+        right = arr[mid:]
+
+        # recursively sorting the two halves
+        mergeSort(left)
+        mergeSort(right)
+
+        # merging the sorted halves
+        i = j = k = 0
+
+        # copying data to temporary arrays left[] and right[]
+        while i < len(left) and j < len(right):
+            if left[i] < right[j]:
+                arr[k] = left[i]
+                i += 1
+            else:
+                arr[k] = right[j]
+                j += 1
+            k += 1
+
+        # checking for any remaining elements in left[]
+        while i < len(left):
+            arr[k] = left[i]
+            i += 1
+            k += 1
+
+        # checking for any remaining elements in right[]
+        while j < len(right):
+            arr[k] = right[j]
+            j += 1
+            k += 1
+
   
 # Code to print the list 
 def printList(arr): 
     
     #write your code here
+    for i in arr:
+        print(i, end=" ")
+    print()
   
 # driver code to test the above code 
 if __name__ == '__main__': 
diff --git a/Exercise_5.py b/Exercise_5.py
index 1da24ffb..1a084cad 100644
--- a/Exercise_5.py
+++ b/Exercise_5.py
@@ -3,8 +3,34 @@
 # This function is same in both iterative and recursive
 def partition(arr, l, h):
   #write your code here
+  pivot = arr[h]  
+  i = l - 1       
+
+  for j in range(l, h):
+      if arr[j] <= pivot:  
+          i += 1
+          arr[i], arr[j] = arr[j], arr[i] 
+
+
+  arr[i + 1], arr[h] = arr[h], arr[i + 1]
+  return i + 1
+
 
 
 def quickSortIterative(arr, l, h):
   #write your code here
+  stack = []
+
+  stack.append((l, h))
+
+  while stack:
+      l, h = stack.pop()
+
+      pivot_index = partition(arr, l, h)
+
+      if pivot_index - 1 > l:
+          stack.append((l, pivot_index - 1))
+
+      if pivot_index + 1 < h:
+          stack.append((pivot_index + 1, h))