diff --git a/insertionSort.cpp b/insertionSort.cpp
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+#include<iostream>
+using namespace std;
+
+void insertion(int n, int a[]){
+	int key,j;
+	for(int i=1;i<n;i++){
+		key = a[i];
+		j = i-1;
+		while(j>=0 && a[j]>key){
+			a[j+1] = a[j];
+			j--;
+		}
+		a[j+1]=key;
+	}
+}
+
+int main(){
+	int n;
+	cout<<"Enter the size of the array : ";
+	cin>>n;
+	int a[n];
+	cout<<"Enter the array elements\n";
+	for(int i=0;i<n;i++){
+		cin>>a[i];
+	}
+	insertion(n,a);
+	cout<<"The sorted array is : ";
+	for(int j=0;j<n;j++){
+		cout<<a[j]<<" ";
+	}
+	return 0;
+}