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+import math 
+  
+def jmpFind( arr , x , n ):  
+    step = math.sqrt(n) 
+    prev = 0
+    while arr[int(min(step, n)-1)] < x: 
+        prev = step 
+        step += math.sqrt(n) 
+        if prev >= n: 
+            return -1
+    while arr[int(prev)] < x: 
+        prev += 1
+          
+        if prev == min(step, n): 
+            return -1    #element not found
+    if arr[int(prev)] == x: 
+        return prev 
+      
+    return -1