#include #include #define SIZE 999 int two_crystal_balls_search(int array[], int size, int value) { int i = 0; int step = sqrt((double)(size)); for (; i < size; i = i + step) if (array[i] >= value) break; printf("Step is: %d\n", step); printf("The first one broke at: %d\n", i); i = i - step; for (; i < i + step; ++i) if (array[i] >= value) return i; return -1; } int main() { int array[SIZE]; for (int i = 0; i < SIZE; ++i) array[i] = i; printf("The balls break at: %d\n", two_crystal_balls_search(array, SIZE, 567)); }