diff --git a/rotate the array.c b/rotate the array.c
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+++ b/rotate the array.c	
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+#include <stdio.h>
+
+void left_rotate(int arr,int d, int n)
+{
+    int i;
+    for (int i=0;i<d ;i++ )
+    {
+        left_roate_byOne(arr,n);
+    }
+}
+
+void left_roate_byOne(int arr[],int n  )
+{
+    int temp=arr[0],i;
+    for (int i=0;i<n-1 ;i++ )
+    arr[i]=arr[i+1];
+    arr[n-1]=temp;
+
+}
+void printArray(int arr[], int n)
+{
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+        printf("%d ", arr[i]);
+}
+int main()
+{
+    printf("Enter the number by which u want to rotate elements\n Total elements in the array is 9\n");
+    int n;
+    scanf("%d",&n);
+    int array[]={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9};
+    left_rotate(array,n,9);
+      printArray(array, 9);
+
+    return 0;
+}