ACM binary search question

Hey,

this is the link to pdf : https://icpcarchive.ecs.baylor.edu/external/22/2220.pdf

This is some problem releted with binary search.

I understood what binary search do but i do not understand the input and output

they provide. someone have better understanding please explain this

they provide this binary search code

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C (file "sproc.c")
const
 MAXN = 10000;
var
 A: array[0..MAXN-1] of integer;
 N: integer;
procedure BinarySearch(x: integer);
var
 p, q, i, L: integer;
begin
 p := 0; { Left border of the search }
 q := N-1; { Right border of the search }
 L := 0; { Comparison counter }
 while p <= q do begin
 i := (p + q) div 2;
 inc(L);
 if A[i] = x then begin
 writeln('Found item i = ', i,
 ' in L = ', L, ' comparisons');
 exit
 end;
 if x < A[i] then
 q := i - 1
 else
 p := i + 1
 end
end;
#define MAXN 10000
int A[MAXN];
int N;
void BinarySearch(int x)
{
 int p, q, i, L;
 p = 0; /* Left border of the search */
 q = N-1; /* Right border of the search */
 L = 0; /* Comparison counter */
 while (p <= q) {
 i = (p + q) / 2;
 ++L;
 if (A[i] == x) {
 printf("Found item i = %d"
 " in L = %d comparisons\n", i, L);
 return;
 }
 if (x < A[i])
 q = i - 1;
 else
 p = i + 1;
 }
}



and this is the question

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Before BinarySearch was called, N was set to some integer number from 1 to 10000 inclusive and array A
was filled with a nondescending integer sequence.
It is known that the procedure has terminated with the message "Found item i = XXX in L = XXX
comparisons" with some known values of i and L.
Your task is to write a program that finds all possible values of N that could lead to such message. However,
the number of possible values of N can be quite big. Thus, you are asked to group all consecutive Ns into
intervals and write down only first and last value in each interval.
Input 
The input file consists of several datasets. Each datasets consists of a single line with two integers i and L
(0 ≤ i < 10000 and 1 ≤ L ≤ 14), separated by a space.
Output 
On the first line of each dataset write the single integer number K representing the total number of intervals
for possible values of N. Then K lines shall follow listing those intervals in an ascending order. Each line shall
2220 - Binary Search 1/2contain two integers Ai
 and Bi
 (Ai
 ≤ Bi
) separated by a space, representing first and last value of the interval.
If there are no possible values of N exist, then the output file shall contain the single 0



sample input out put
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Sample Input 
10 3


Sample Output 
4
12 12
17 18
29 30
87 94
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