diff --git a/Problem1.java b/Problem1.java
index 8b13789..92a9432 100644
--- a/Problem1.java
+++ b/Problem1.java
@@ -1 +1,37 @@
+public class Problem1 {
+
+    private static int findMissingElement(int[] arr){
+        int l=0, h = arr.length-1;
+        int m;
+        while(l<=h){
+            m = l + (h-l)/2 ; 
+            if(arr[m] - arr[m-1] == 2){
+                return arr[m-1] +1;
+            }
+            else if(arr[m+1] - arr[m] == 2){
+                return arr[m] + 1;
+            }
+            int actual_length_right = arr[h] - arr[m] + 1;
+            int length_right = h - m + 1;
+            if(actual_length_right - length_right !=0){
+                l = m+1;
+            }
+            int actual_length_left = arr[m] - arr[l] + 1;
+            int length_left = m - l + 1;
+            if(actual_length_left - length_left !=0){
+                h = m-1;
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args){
+        int[] arr = { 1,2,3,4,5,6,8};
+        int missingNumber = findMissingElement(arr);
+        System.out.println("The missing number in the array is" + missingNumber);
+
+    }
+
+    
+}