def interpolationSearch(arr, lo, hi, x): if (lo <= hi and x >= arr[lo] and x <= arr[hi]): pos = lo + ((hi - lo) // (arr[hi] - arr[lo]) * (x - arr[lo])) if arr[pos] == x: return pos if arr[pos] < x: return interpolationSearch(arr, pos + 1, hi, x) if arr[pos] > x: return interpolationSearch(arr, lo, pos - 1, x) return -1 arr = list(map(int,input("Enter the array elements: ").split())) n = len(arr) x = int(input("enter the number to search: ")) index = interpolationSearch(arr, 0, n - 1, x) if index != -1: print("Element found at index", index) else: print("Element not found")