diff --git a/binary_search/binary.c b/binary_search/binary.c
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+#include<stdio.h>
+// Program 5: To search for the presence of a given number in the array by Binary Search. 
+const int max=1000;
+int enter(int a[max],int n)
+{
+      for( int i=0;i<n;i++)
+     {
+           scanf("%d",&a[i]);
+      } 
+      return 0;
+}
+ 
+int B_search( int a[max], int n, int d)
+{
+      int l=0,u=n-1,mid,f=0;
+      while (l<=u && !f)
+      {
+        mid=(l+u)/2;
+        if(a[mid]>d)
+          u=mid-1;
+        else if(a[mid]<d)
+          l=mid+1;
+        else f++;
+       }
+      if (f!=0)  
+       { printf("\nFound at %d position", mid+1);
+        printf("\n"); 
+       }
+      else printf("\nNot found \n");
+      return 0;
+
+}
+
+int main()
+{   int n,d;
+    printf("Enter the size of the array: ");
+    scanf("%d", &n);
+    int a[max];
+    printf("Enter the contents of the array in ascending order....");
+    enter (a,n);
+    printf("Enter the number to be searched: ");
+    scanf("%d", &d);
+    B_search(a,n,d);
+    return 0;
+}
+/* 
+Developed By  : Jap Leen Kaur Jolly
+
+OUTPUT:
+Enter the size of the array: 4
+Enter the contents of the array in ascending order....3 4 5 2
+Enter the number to be searched: 1
+
+Not Found 
+*/
+
+