AllAlgorithms · abranhe · Oct 4, 2020 · Oct 31, 2019
diff --git a/searches/interpolation_search.cpp b/searches/interpolation_search.cpp
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+// C++ program to implement interpolation search 
+#include<bits/stdc++.h> 
+using namespace std; 
+
+// If x is present in arr[0..n-1], then returns 
+// index of it, else returns -1. 
+int interpolationSearch(int arr[], int n, int x) 
+{ 
+	// Find indexes of two corners 
+	int lo = 0, hi = (n - 1); 
+
+	// Since array is sorted, an element present 
+	// in array must be in range defined by corner 
+	while (lo <= hi && x >= arr[lo] && x <= arr[hi]) 
+	{ 
+		if (lo == hi) 
+		{ 
+			if (arr[lo] == x) return lo; 
+			return -1; 
+		} 
+		// Probing the position with keeping 
+		// uniform distribution in mind. 
+		int pos = lo + (((double)(hi - lo) / 
+			(arr[hi] - arr[lo])) * (x - arr[lo])); 
+
+		// Condition of target found 
+		if (arr[pos] == x) 
+			return pos; 
+
+		// If x is larger, x is in upper part 
+		if (arr[pos] < x) 
+			lo = pos + 1; 
+
+		// If x is smaller, x is in the lower part 
+		else
+			hi = pos - 1; 
+	} 
+	return -1; 
+} 
+
+// Driver Code 
+int main() 
+{ 
+	// Array of items on which search will 
+	// be conducted. 
+	int arr[] = {10, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 
+				22, 23, 24, 33, 35, 42, 47}; 
+	int n = sizeof(arr)/sizeof(arr[0]); 
+
+	int x = 18; // Element to be searched 
+	int index = interpolationSearch(arr, n, x); 
+
+	// If element was found 
+	if (index != -1) 
+		cout << "Element found at index " << index; 
+	else
+		cout << "Element not found."; 
+	return 0; 
+} 
+
+// This code is contributed by Mukul Singh.