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# lab4-lin-anvar.py

## Solution for Linear Search

```python
def answer(list, key):
    if len(list) <= 0:
       return -1
    if len(list) == 1:
       return 0
    if key == list[0]:
       return 1
    length = len(list)
    if key == list[length -1]:
       return length-1
    position = 0
    for position in range(len(list)):
       if list[position] == key:
          return position
    return -1
```

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