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+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+public class LinearSearch{
+	//Main method
+	public static void main(String[] args){
+
+		Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
+		int[] myArray;
+		int size = 0;
+
+		//Prompt user to create array and its elements
+		System.out.print("Enter the array size: ");
+		size = input.nextInt();
+		myArray = new int[size];
+		for (int i = 0; i < size; i++){
+			System.out.print("For index " + i + ", enter an integer: ");
+			myArray[i] = input.nextInt();
+		}
+
+		//Prompt user to search for particular element
+		System.out.print("Enter integer to search for: ");
+		int key = input.nextInt();
+
+		//Output array and index of target element, if found
+		printarray(myArray);
+		System.out.printf("The integer %d is found in index %d\n", key, linearsearch(myArray, key));
+
+	}
+
+	//Linear search method
+	public static int linearsearch(int[] list, int key){
+
+		for (int i = 0; i< list.length; i++){
+			if (list[i] == key){
+				return i;
+			}
+				
+		} return -1;	
+	}
+	//Helper method
+	public static void printarray(int[] a){
+		System.out.print("The array is: ");
+		for( int d: a){
+			System.out.print(d+" ");
+		}
+		System.out.println();
+	}
+}
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