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### binarySearch
Use recursion to perform a logarithmic search similar to `.indexOf()` that finds the index of a value within an array. The two differences being
Use recursion. Similar to `Array.indexOf()` that finds the index of a value within an array. The two differences being
1. Operation only works with sorted arrays
2. Offers a major performance boost when compared to a linear search or `.indexOf()`
2. Offers a major performance boost when compared to a linear search or `Array.indexOf()`
```js
const binarySearch = (arr, val, start = 0, end = arr.length - 1) => {
if (start > end) return -1;
const mid = Math.floor((start + end) / 2);
const target = arr[mid];
return (target > val)
return (arr[mid] > val)
? binarySearch(arr, val, start, mid - 1)
: (target < val)
: (arr[mid] < val)
? binarySearch(arr, val, mid + 1, end)
: mid
}