int binary_search(int *a,int len,int goal)
{
int low,high,mid;
low=0;
high=len-1;
while(low<=high)
{
mid=(low+high)/2;
if(goal==a[mid])
return mid;
else if(a[mid]<goal)
low = mid+1;
else
high =mid-1;
}
return -1;
}