Write code to identify an element in a sorted array of n numbers that has been rotated an unknown number of times. You may presume the array was initially sorted in ascending order. EXAMPLE lnput: 15, 16, 19, 20, 25, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14 8 as an output (the index of 5 in the array)

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Write code to identify an element in a sorted array of n numbers that has been rotated an unknown number of times. You may presume the array was initially sorted in ascending order.
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15, 16, 19, 20, 25, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14
8 as an output (the index of 5 in the array)

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