def search_element(arr, element): for i in range(len(arr)): if arr[i] == element: return i return -1 # Example usage my_array = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50] element_to_search = 30 result = search_element(my_array, element_to_search) if result != -1: print(f"The element {element_to_search} is found at index {result}.") else: print(f"The element {element_to_search} is not present in the array.")