diff --git a/linearsearch.cpp b/linearsearch.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+using namespace std;
+int main() {
+   int sea, c, n=6;
+   int arr[] = { 12, 35, 69, 74, 165, 54};
+   sea=165;
+   for (c = 0; c < n; c++) {
+      if (arr[c] == sea) {
+         printf("%d is present at location %d.\n", search, c+1);
+         break;
+      }
+   }
+   if (c == n)
+      printf("%d isn't present in the array.\n", search);
+   return 0;
+}
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