Linear Search

Lab C Beginner 10 points

Read n integers and a target. Print the first index of the target, or -1.

Input

n, the integers, then the target.

Output

An index.

Example

Input

5
4 8 15 16 23
15

Output

2
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Editor
C

Hints

Read all numbers and the target before searching.

Solution explanation

Linear search works on unsorted data and stops at the first match.

Show solution
#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    int n, a[100], target, index = -1;
    scanf("%d", &n);
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) scanf("%d", &a[i]);
    scanf("%d", &target);
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        if (a[i] == target) {
            index = i;
            break;
        }
    }
    printf("%d\n", index);
    return 0;
}
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