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+
+#include<iostream> 
+#include<algorithm> 
+using namespace std; 
+  
+
+int kthSmallest(int arr[], int n, int k) 
+{ 
+    
+    sort(arr, arr+n); 
+  
+    
+    return arr[k-1]; 
+} 
+  
+int main() 
+{ 
+    int arr[] = {12, 3, 5, 7, 19}; 
+    int n = sizeof(arr)/sizeof(arr[0]), k = 2; 
+    cout << "K'th smallest element is " <<  kthSmallest(arr, n, k); 
+    return 0; 
+}