diff --git a/sparse_matrix.c b/sparse_matrix.c
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index 0000000..03027b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sparse_matrix.c
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+#include<stdio.h>
+int main()
+{
+	int m,n,c,d,a[10][10],count=0;
+	printf(" enter the number of rows and columns:\n");
+	scanf("%d%d",&m,&n);
+	printf("enter the element the matrix:\n");
+	for(c=0;c<m;c++)
+	{
+		for(d=0;d<n;d++)
+		{
+			scanf("%d",&a[c][d]);
+		}
+	}
+	printf("elements are:\n");
+	for(c=0;c<m;c++)
+	{
+		for(d=0;d<n;d++)
+		{
+			printf("%d\t",a[c][d]);
+		}
+		printf("\n");
+	}
+	for(c=0;c<m;c++)
+	{
+		for(d=0;d<n;d++)
+		{
+			if(a[c][d]==0)
+			count++;
+		}
+	}
+	if(count>((m*n)/2))
+	{
+		printf("sparse matrix");
+	}
+	else 
+	{
+		printf("not a sparse matrix");
+	}
+	return 0;
+}