Binary search algorithm in C source code

#include<stdio.h>
#define OK 1
#define ERROR 0

/*BinarySearch Algorithm*/
int binarySearch(int e, int arr[], int lo, int hi)
{
    int mi;
    if(lo < hi)
    {
        mi = (lo + hi) / 2;
        if(e < arr[mi]) 
            return  binarySearch(e, arr, lo, mi);   //The element we find is located  in the left of mi,and then implements decrease-and-conquer.
        else if(arr[mi] < e) 
            return  binarySearch(e, arr, mi+1, hi);  //The element we find is located  in the right of mi,and then implements decrease-and-conquer.
        else return mi;
    }
    else return -1;     //It indicates that we fail to find element.
}

int main()
{
    int subscr;
    int arr[10] = {2,4,5,6,8,11,13,14,42,50};
    subscr = binarySearch(42, arr, 0, 10);//We use subscr to return the result of function call.
    printf("%d",subscr);//If we find the element,we print the subscript of the element,else we print -1.
    return 0;
}
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