1. Solve this cryptic equation, realizing of 2 Y0 {, }6 e/ X* b" D; M' I8 n; q% h
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; f3 F/ G/ M, W$ u$ t, O' t0 Z2. Write a haiku describing possible methods% w1 e! m5 [& E' s. r
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for predicting search traffic seasonality. ' S/ A/ u- Q2 ` - Q. J- J1 l( X/ b# B1 E0 q& B! E2 b5 z7 v; r2 W4 a3 O' z8 A. }: C
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3 @# n5 y: O. ^ : `$ Q5 G/ \- s: o, M ; p6 q6 i/ x, p% A% j* gWhat is the next line?# y1 L3 Y6 Q1 {. x
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4. You are in a maze of twisty little passages,- h; i1 e' G4 ^" o) _, K3 }! ]* P3 g' n
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all alike. There is a dusty laptop here with a ! Z+ J8 K" ], Q4 g9 C/ g# o2 S1 y' _& }: K- I4 U5 Q
weak wireless connection. There are dull, 9 S! o; L0 C5 n+ Z; J/ }* l! b2 F ^0 [) v
lifeless gnomes strolling about. What dost % X- L# J' V1 u; S6 q0 ]& r9 t" g/ W _" B' o+ B' v
thou do? ; X- g& C: S- P& \7 k, L- d! ]/ [! d% G& g9 i, t) R+ s# x. _
! S: y, @$ o* `( c9 M " ~0 P: z# C0 d' m- x0 }# ]# BA) Wander aimlessly, bumping into; }5 D( d- ~. u5 c. S1 l
0 ^$ p/ Y% } V- K% t" ^4 Kobstacles until you are eaten by a grue.7 S2 w a0 p8 X' X
' T$ b% F# R/ n7 S9 V- AB) Use the laptop as a digging device to . B2 b' z3 y( U$ M- R9 ~2 t* W8 ^) H% S2 P9 P( H1 u
tunnel to the next level. : d; a9 `3 X6 _. _/ Q! _. s# u8 j ) j3 g( a* S1 d3 lC) Play MPoRPG until the battery dies ! ]0 {3 r6 H0 i7 n1 ^' _2 z. s9 k# [$ F& e$ P
along with your hopes. 5 e, j, V+ r0 U& e' f & [0 ^" g% _) I) m% oD) Use the computer to map the nodes* `9 s* @6 e4 y% V( T6 z
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of the maze and discover an exit path. 3 }7 V: P. m$ X9 L/ n3 {) m+ t4 v# b0 t8 U* M; R) z
E) Email your resume to Google, tell the 4 T4 H6 ~) s$ X' V8 {* M8 x: R ! p$ {- W+ `' R- q) \) A' a1 vlead gnome you quit and find yourself- ? L- ]! C3 t3 a1 L2 I% E! E# ^+ n
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0 }9 ]1 `1 o* w# ] ~( P; Z2 l' s 8 [1 {; V8 V9 {2 n, Z5. What's broken with Unix? : u3 F2 w7 _6 s2 L" Z8 l6 V- S( O, B N! `# k1 f( q& T. n. p
How would you fix it? % c2 z6 H" X" _ D# N5 w7 O( E' `, L3 n* ]
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6. On your first day at Google, you discover % t: \8 k) C* {- V 5 k+ @1 F4 }$ ~/ H( fthat your cubicle mate wrote the textbook & i0 J4 S: v& Q1 v! b; f" x a8 k r% x- D, @* L' K
you used as a primary resource in your first7 l* ^8 ^7 [ ?7 |) Z0 p: y, }
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A) Fawn obsequiously and ask if you 4 W. g$ o' U/ n; G4 ~& J% H! Q ' ]1 N! M: J) T+ Y( scan have an autograph. . V: Q( E, Y5 h: J+ G5 x9 o' c* E! ?3 a' Y% b7 @) R
B) Sit perfectly still and use only soft) a. J/ L* s; l: g6 ]7 E
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keystrokes to avoid disturbing her + }# N7 ~' I8 J( X- b * i3 T: W8 M9 P0 L: Jconcentration. ( ^ S# T. t: J9 Z3 W* k5 M! p+ w; c6 g' R5 y
C) Leave her daily offerings of granola ' y0 [& r, n3 i+ L! s( \ " N3 g3 A" T: Vand English toffee from the food bins. ( e3 Y2 \0 g+ S' w y" Q 2 s/ b- S' S/ ~. x5 g4 \3 z) h9 i/ r+ M! H9 b
8 [) ?( e6 v6 i( x8 v) |D) Quote your favorite formula from the 8 i% ?# H! n Q5 d7 H% \6 s# ]9 b2 J- ]& |/ c
textbook and explain how it's now$ `- l! P$ ?: i; M) ]0 W" L1 r
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( D6 E! ~) I: ^% `3 uE) Show her how example 17b could! F( b* Q- e2 O( n/ h2 }
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7. Which of the following expresses Google ( s- p: k4 ^7 n1 @! M7 V, N' M q3 N0 ?# f# d
over-arching philosophy? : ]9 J) s% N2 e% ?9 e6 ^- b! Q7 `2 c ?: K/ w
' A9 i1 }5 f4 SB) "Don't be evil" 9 R0 A* O, b2 S" O0 k) o' T% {6 ~% f/ ?* u, m
C) "Oh, I already fixed that" 2 g! V" O |/ e2 r' g; F: i1 [0 C7 J+ @
D) "You should never be more than 7 s* X0 {# R( U0 U1 b) q Q9 J3 H% e% o$ ]4 W! I* N+ V
50 feet from food" ' z/ o! C" n7 ]0 | # p' i* i9 D# V; YE) All of the above) F: @) T# ^1 _, R
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1 U; [3 G0 Y# t. w# ]8. How many different ways can you color an 3 x% l4 P5 C E' I* v : L2 }5 T& C6 i: ` q- Licosahedron with one of three colors on / p* y3 m3 P; z5 W* L! ` ) p7 j/ m# J9 C; @3 @: Deach face?. q) K; I6 c# d: q; R7 [
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9 h2 Y1 F; s' d. k# JWhat colors would you choose? : W! S1 D/ z, M4 C5 Y" U8 ~! j% a+ M2 V/ b
) B1 V4 O) q6 w" S ?# e+ | 8 O1 q7 P {' y$ e9 h; K9. This space left intentionally blank. Please fill it 4 l6 z o; ?6 d E! |8 B1 o 7 T0 ?- |7 U3 U7 c0 awith something that improves upon emptiness.3 i4 J- e8 c3 E( h# I! a5 X# U
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13. Which of the following is NOT an actual; g" \7 r, d# c- f/ g, a
$ D5 |$ @; Y1 F2 a! minterest group formed by Google employees? ( N, B: s# A6 d9 h 2 `/ d* Q+ [( E6 D$ `& W, j! \# e8 o
/ r. O8 ?5 z0 FA. Women's basketball 3 K* X: |+ F; J) B' z/ n" J" [8 e0 }6 o
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14.What will be the next great improvement in. i( t7 }' t! n" ?
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15.What is the optimal size of a project team,# S7 o" }2 z8 B- m
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percentage increase in the staff size?( @! X; S6 N" |0 ~' B* h
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$ i; y, I7 s% _9 W16.Given a triangle ABC, how would you use only" t# K, w5 C, {' P% L. b
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7 w# H* k$ z$ j( Gequal perimeters? (Assume that ABC is 9 s. S: D) ^. b0 E X) G8 l% x+ y$ x( w' r; _. q9 j/ c4 {
constructed so that a solution does exist.) 4 _6 d2 p0 @/ ]7 a+ z1 a # u# E$ K0 n- `4 d$ o" J # ^. ?- g( T& b! l d; u 2 X5 y# U2 X' E7 Z2 F1 F17.Consider a function which, for a given whole# D2 K. @9 Y u- v+ g
% D2 G$ N' z4 \. Q2 P& a3 @number n, returns the number of ones required 0 l/ S. J8 n/ g" _% ~# b : r7 r8 F1 w; n% a! o9 a6 Ywhen writing out all numbers between 0 and n. 4 I2 D4 e" |7 M. S C* o0 j; X; T! I* a; c
For example, f(13)=6. Notice that f(1)=1. What- r) |5 J0 I1 a+ V! O
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% h& X7 i* C6 |0 _ ( M4 l. q# B- u; F & U' H `6 g/ F$ s+ d1 [. T18.What's the coolest hack you've ever written? , c2 e6 j8 D$ j; w n# i ^9 _# k4 q$ h/ w) ~" X7 d2 h
4 R2 S* H. A+ r- ~ 9 K/ e7 `9 y) ~" j1 m' Z19.'Tis known in refined company, that choosing ) \& {# v, A- a" m& w' a ! w8 u; c5 r; n: h; s+ @1 I6 m% sK things out of N can be done in ways as+ @6 I; o* G6 r0 P
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all K of mine. Oh, for pedantry: let K be no more% V* ?4 ~: K! y% J, h
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at Google Labs.