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+import java.util.Arrays;
+  
+class exps
+{
+        static int exponentialSearch(int arr[],
+                                 int n, int x)
+    {
+        if (arr[0] == x)
+            return 0;
+        int i = 1;
+        while (i < n && arr[i] <= x)
+            i = i*2;
+        return Arrays.binarySearch(arr, i/2, 
+                              Math.min(i, n-1), x);
+    }
+     
+    public static void main(String args[])
+    {
+        int arr[] = {2, 3, 4, 10, 40};
+        int x = 10;
+        int result = exponentialSearch(arr, 
+                                  arr.length, x);
+          
+        System.out.println((result < 0) ? 
+          "Element is not present in array" :
+          "Element is present at index " + 
+                             result);
+    }
+}