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@@ -3,8 +3,28 @@ Binary search is used on sorted arrays,and it more often when used with binary s
 There is a dramatic speed enhancement in the runtime as the time complexity of binary search is  O(log(n)),where n is the number of elements being searched.
 
 
-Algorithm to search an element using Binary Search
-1) Compare x with the middle element.
-2) If x matches with the middle element, we return the mid index.
-3) Else If x is greater than the mid element, then x can only lie in the right half subarray after the mid element. So we recur for the right half.
-4) Else (x is smaller) recur for the left half.
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+Algorithm to search an element using Binary Search:
+0. Start.
+1. Sort the given array. Let the array be arr[n], where 'n' is the size of the array.
+2. Start with low = 0 and high = n-1, where 'low' and 'high' are the upper bounds of the selected subarray.
+3. If low < high 
+        go to step 4. 
+    Else 
+        go to step 9.
+4. Find the element present at the middle of the sorted array.  
+        mid= low + ( high - low ) / 2
+5. Compare x with the middle element.
+6. If x matches with the middle element, we return the 'mid' and go to 10. , else go to 7. .
+        if(x==arr[mid])
+            return mid;
+            exit;
+7. If x is greater than the middle element, then x can only lie in the right half subarray after the mid element. So we change the subarray to the right half of the    previous array.
+        low = mid + 1;
+        Repeat the steps starting from 3.
+    Else go to 8.
+8. If x is smaller than the middle element, then x can only lie in the left half subarray before the mid element. So we change the subarray to the left half of the    previous array.
+        high = mid - 1;
+        Repeat the steps starting from 3.
+9. Print "Target not present".
+10. Print "Target found at index " mid.
+11. End.