diff --git a/Searching Algorithms/Linear_Search.cpp b/Searching Algorithms/Linear_Search.cpp
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+#include<iostream>
+using namespace std;
+int linear_search(int arr[],int key,int size){
+	for(int i=0;i<size;i++){
+		if(arr[i]==key){
+			return (i+1);
+		}
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+int main(){
+	int arr[20],key,n,pos;
+	cout<<"Enter the size of array"<<endl;
+	cin>>n;
+	for(int i=0;i<n;i++){
+		cout<<"Enter the element"<<" "<<i+1<<endl;
+		cin>>arr[i];
+	}
+	cout<<"Enter the element to search in the array"<<endl;
+	cin>>key;
+	pos= linear_search(arr,key,n);
+	if(pos==-1){
+		cout<<"Element not found"<<endl;
+	}
+	else{
+		cout<<"Element found at position"<<" "<<pos<<endl;
+	}
+}