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2. Write a haiku describing possible methods ! e) e. s u; m- d+ u) F P+ R, \: C4 s6 b2 R8 a
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; `$ J \7 O3 d$ e; eWhat is the next line? / [1 _( W( o& q! K" Q* D! S * J% B7 v6 H0 e7 v/ t; s " }' C* C# H9 Y2 D( G9 `2 j/ z7 x- ?& f" Y6 Z) w
4. You are in a maze of twisty little passages, 7 Y+ }% b9 q& O* y% y9 S+ o& y/ Z+ j+ p' o
all alike. There is a dusty laptop here with a# s. L; A! y! O: G2 y- _, X0 X' L0 R
6 `; u+ \( _4 X3 X7 H6 |1 nweak wireless connection. There are dull, 2 r2 J5 _ ]" A) h $ x3 e% F4 I! w) x2 d0 E4 d) L3 Ylifeless gnomes strolling about. What dost& a. R8 N3 E8 B& I
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A) Wander aimlessly, bumping into2 n% s+ W# x' k J6 r
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B) Use the laptop as a digging device to- i' ^$ |+ x6 M5 X2 m! X6 P# N9 p& O
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C) Play MPoRPG until the battery dies 7 w8 B- ^% `5 f8 k8 E q1 Z5 V( q( v O
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: s) w6 x) _2 H4 \3 r! ~8 [D) Use the computer to map the nodes ; }1 X K) f$ |0 V: }9 ]& P" r5 C+ \) G
of the maze and discover an exit path. # E5 m: l; X, c" ]! H/ A7 @4 ^; Z4 p2 p5 A; j; g
E) Email your resume to Google, tell the5 @# \7 r: P7 r6 [+ O
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lead gnome you quit and find yourself 3 m+ s% ^# s4 s( m( u 5 h! i$ u; R- R$ q, p' Zin whole different world.+ ]6 o+ o0 V* r! Q
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. Q& Y! p% ^8 i( x3 I+ [5. What's broken with Unix? 2 i y" s: X) `4 [. c$ `9 {: v( ?9 T% A: B" F( D% y
How would you fix it? # }7 \# {5 d( g" l+ [2 s 2 {) W6 M I7 o1 |" R+ f$ k9 o" I M( ]( m- a k7 f6 ?' O8 w2 Y+ h d. e" E3 P. s
6. On your first day at Google, you discover 3 _" J! ?- p5 O% v* p5 p" C; Y$ q% q- V$ N" ~, Q, X3 C
that your cubicle mate wrote the textbook ; J3 z' |4 p: L7 w. b0 N- |$ s9 e, F1 Z' Z2 Q o
you used as a primary resource in your first' P* @ ~6 t* d5 `7 U" T: p
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A) Fawn obsequiously and ask if you% w0 U- ~# U( W4 _$ q
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B) Sit perfectly still and use only soft5 c- u9 I8 }- `3 m; n/ y
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keystrokes to avoid disturbing her9 `' R) x( k6 o3 O% ^7 ]( C" ~, S# f
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concentration. 4 _- B7 c6 Z/ r, F/ }& S; E( O& a4 K' G4 b
C) Leave her daily offerings of granola * k& ?( y: X6 U% ^4 M4 o' ~6 m2 S& z' N0 n; T. [5 C; ], M
and English toffee from the food bins.# s7 p. M& P) E
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D) Quote your favorite formula from the , ~8 Z% @& H% r0 T% G+ e1 M1 M2 m9 }: k! G% N" |9 x
textbook and explain how it's now4 C$ G9 d% g: Q( ?" Z7 z9 G8 x
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your mantra. I4 {+ w* I: E- g& m
3 n' v4 l9 c7 g9 OE) Show her how example 17b could) l% |1 I& x; ?0 ?/ |! x
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7. Which of the following expresses Google$ `; b& F: P( C& V
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( M+ a% E3 Q8 X X. A5 {9 D6 {5 x U M0 F8 W; ?" Y+ a 5 I) r) [! W( Q* g5 |. O/ fA) "I'm feeling lucky" 6 E/ E0 F8 \3 B7 m8 a9 ?& N; ~4 w+ ?+ x: i
B) "Don't be evil") b# T/ ? C$ U, ]) k* q2 ^7 d
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C) "Oh, I already fixed that" / m1 M! r+ r l! u: u8 d0 i6 H: C Z1 w4 u
D) "You should never be more than' m- {4 i& ^& Y5 V# e$ d% v/ ]
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50 feet from food" 7 o* F5 b2 R, ?3 D 9 N7 G3 _7 Z+ p6 [* LE) All of the above # }" X v( j2 |2 R / @; e4 r- A' | # B: G+ g) D+ @' _) t, i! F+ k. P$ R6 ?- K' s6 D+ i
8. How many different ways can you color an3 I7 i" G2 {- H; r+ }
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icosahedron with one of three colors on + o2 d' [6 ~; H* o- C ' l& n$ S$ s8 V- }each face?, R q+ r0 o: f R- w
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10.On an infinite, two-dimensional, rectangular 1 B3 N+ ]4 c r6 W4 n, g; l3 ]' C$ k/ Y4 _8 j; @
lattice of 1-ohm resistors, what is the" R v) \% l9 \" w- A2 L/ P
0 m% l3 S; _' Z8 w6 qresistance between two nodes that are a 0 A5 g7 z5 r" c) @0 m+ U # r* [" U1 q9 g- E% e- Cknight's move away?" M% s" \5 @( S$ E- x1 P8 ]+ Z$ o' C
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11.It's 2 PM on a sunny Sunday afternoon in the1 R# O' k& v4 l# F3 E
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13. Which of the following is NOT an actual , O& S" X- J5 d% m% O9 N & Y- q# ]3 t& h) H$ `/ k2 ?interest group formed by Google employees?* V0 n3 Y2 U( v- d
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, ~ B! p; e6 }5 q: |& zA. Women's basketball* Z0 G5 ~ m% z' \! Q9 b
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14.What will be the next great improvement in# ` Z' s, {" E* e7 J9 ? c5 B
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% h8 B* [( E9 S15.What is the optimal size of a project team, ; K; ]$ }: J+ W% ^3 [$ G- u: Z& M. ]: P: G6 @
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contribute productivity equivalent to the 8 u2 b% x! f& E- U- R( C1 \+ } ; ]- ? V3 T4 K+ E$ Rpercentage increase in the staff size? v4 z0 T( a; }, O* `4 l: `, T) ^9 g! ?
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16.Given a triangle ABC, how would you use only . B: w( l0 [4 h ' `5 k0 k, Z( S3 w4 s. j' s- Ma compass and straight edge to find a point P/ V( z& m+ S0 a# V- |) d9 V
|/ }9 Z6 b6 Z2 m! h. Fsuch that triangles ABP, ACP and BCP have# ~. M; P& n6 t, H
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equal perimeters? (Assume that ABC is - M' x4 S: ^4 D3 e5 ?3 K( e * A s2 a) e, l8 @' h# T! C+ xconstructed so that a solution does exist.) ! A' @9 W& U4 p! x; p% k) [+ P% K k
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17.Consider a function which, for a given whole # ~5 D: S/ l: M' d T5 w" v; \5 t, s, X
number n, returns the number of ones required3 u9 h! \1 c5 W; ]7 x/ u
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when writing out all numbers between 0 and n.: q0 A& \) C: P+ g! y6 _. e
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For example, f(13)=6. Notice that f(1)=1. What2 R2 Q, q: X$ X% m& P- }
d2 j; v9 j$ R; c' ]is the next largest n such that f(n)=n? , m% z* G$ w g) ?& Z6 `) k0 f9 v) X6 z8 j; T
4 m& T$ E$ a6 L8 `; c! A" X$ p$ m$ Z 9 f- @4 G( `. u# z2 J18.What's the coolest hack you've ever written? ( j' |. j1 S4 A& K1 G7 m5 Q . i. ~! \( `5 f# w9 }1 b# f( q# c1 W; k! S9 M( F; i
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a knack uncanny, of making your choices contain # f3 p N! ?8 ^$ c! T3 R' \8 X7 L y: i2 ~: K
all K of mine. Oh, for pedantry: let K be no more4 Q2 H: v/ ]5 B) ?- F9 X" D
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10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66,?4 o3 [9 G, V3 x7 L: E/ q
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B) 1000000000000000000000000000000000+ d, i; X7 t( K( O" x$ f; W
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000000000000000000000000000000000 / t x# `& W: ~/ q0 d) o0 W0 J 2 B8 @* O s8 B5 e* {' d' [ d6 yC) Either of the above ! n/ k4 ^. P2 d! f9 X- V9 `, W( B& j8 h Q4 y
D) None of the above 4 V" B( P; {% }7 L3 Z5 u4 I ) R0 w/ n% r! G. V$ E; Y& ~8 T- G7 x. L- b; W
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would strive to accomplish if you worked& Y# D$ T' [; U4 ^