diff --git a/binary_search/src/easy/binary-search.java b/binary_search/src/easy/binary-search.java
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+import java.util.*;
+import java.lang.*;
+import java.io.*;
+class Main {  
+public static void main(String[] args) {  
+    int[] myarray = {5,8,10,13,21,23,25,43,54,75};  
+    int key, location = -1;  
+    System.out.println("The input array is");
+    for(int i=0;i<10;i++){ System.out.print(myarray[i]+" "); } System.out.println(); System.out.println("Enter the key to be searched"); Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); key = sc.nextInt(); location = binarySearch(myarray,0,9,key); if(location != -1) System.out.println("the location of the key is "+location); else System.out.println("Key not found"); } public static int binarySearch(int[] myarray, int beg, int end, int key) { int mid; if(end >= beg)   
+    {     
+        mid = (beg + end)/2;  
+        if(myarray[mid] == key)  
+        {  
+            return mid+1;  
+        }  
+        else if(myarray[mid] < key)   
+        {  
+            return binarySearch(myarray,mid+1,end,key);  
+        }  
+        else  
+        {  
+            return binarySearch(myarray,beg,mid-1,key);  
+        }  
+       
+    }  
+    return -1;   
+}  
+}
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