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+def binarySearch(a, l, r, s):
+
+    if r >= l:
+        mid = l + (r - l) // 2
+        if a[mid] == s:
+            return mid
+        elif a[mid] > s:
+            return binarySearch(a, l, mid-1, s)
+        else:
+            return binarySearch(a, mid + 1, r, s)
+    else:
+        return -1
+
+
+n = int(input("Enter number of elements : "))
+a = list(map(int, input("\nEnter the numbers : ").strip().split()))[:n]
+s = int(input("Enter the number to be found : "))
+
+result = binarySearch(a, 0, len(a)-1, s)
+if result != -1:
+    print("Element is present at index % d" % result)
+else:
+    print("Element is not present")