Linear Search

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Problem Statement

Write a C program to implement Linear Search to find the index of a target element in an array.

Input Format

First line: N and Target. Second line: N space-separated integers.

Output Format

Print the index where Target is found, or -1 if not found.

Constraints

1 <= N <= 1000

Sample Input

5 7
1 5 3 7 9

Sample Output

Explanation

Target 7 is located at index 3 in the array.

Starter Code

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    int n, target;
    if (scanf("%d %d", &n, &target) == 2) {
        int arr[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) scanf("%d", &arr[i]);
        // Write your code here
    }
    return 0;
}

Limits

Time Limit: 1s
Memory Limit: 256MB

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