Are there any alternative methods or functions in PHP that can simplify the process of finding a specific value within a range, similar to a goal-seeking algorithm in Excel?

When trying to find a specific value within a range in PHP, you can use a loop to iterate through the range and check each value until the desired value is found. However, an alternative method to simplify this process is by using the `range()` function to generate the range of values and then using the `array_search()` function to find the specific value within that range. 

// Define the range of values
$range = range(1, 100);

// Find the specific value within the range
$desired_value = 42;
$index = array_search($desired_value, $range);

if ($index !== false) {
    echo "The value $desired_value is found at index $index within the range.";
} else {
    echo "The value $desired_value is not found within the range.";
}

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