diff --git a/mergesort.c b/mergesort.c
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+#include<stdio.h>
+ 
+ 
+void merge(int a[],int lb,int mid,int ub)
+{
+	int i,j,k,b[ub+1];
+	i=lb;
+	j=mid+1;
+	k=lb;
+	
+	while(i<=mid && j<=ub)
+	{
+		if(a[i]<=a[j])
+		{
+			b[k]=a[i];
+			i++;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			b[k]=a[j];
+			j++;
+		}
+		k++;
+	}
+	
+	if(i>mid)
+	{
+		while(j<=ub)
+		{
+			b[k]=a[j];
+			j++;k++;
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		while(i<=mid)
+		{
+			b[k]=a[i];
+			i++;k++;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	for(i=lb;i<ub+1;i++)
+	{
+		a[i]=b[i];
+	}
+}
+
+void mergesort(int a[],int lb,int ub)
+{
+	int mid;
+	if(lb<ub)
+	{
+		mid=(lb+ub)/2;
+		
+		mergesort(a,lb,mid);
+	    mergesort(a,mid+1,ub);
+	    merge(a,lb,mid,ub);
+	}
+	 
+}
+int main()
+{
+	int n,i;
+	printf("Enter the size of array:");
+	scanf("%d",&n);
+	
+    int a[n];
+	printf("\nEnter the element of array:");
+	for(i=0;i<n;i++)
+	   scanf("%d",&a[i]);
+	   
+	mergesort(a,0,n-1);
+	
+	printf("\nThe sorted array by merge sort is:");
+	for(i=0;i<n;i++)
+	{
+		printf("%d ",a[i]);
+	}
+	
+	return 0;
+	
+}