Consider the Boolean operator $$ \ne $$ with the following properties:
$$x \ne 0 = x,\,\,x \ne 1 = \overline x ,\,\,x \ne x = 0$$ and $$x \ne \overline x = 1.$$ Then $$x \ne y$$ is equivalent to

The coefficient of $${x^{12}}$$ in $${\left( {{x^3} + {x^4} + {x^5} + {x^6} + ...} \right)^3}\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ is _____________.

A function $$f:\,\,{N^ + } \to {N^ + },$$ defined on the set of positive integers $${N^ + },$$ satisfies the following properties: $$$\eqalign{ & f\left( n \right) = f\left( {n/2} \right)\,\,\,\,if\,\,\,\,n\,\,\,\,is\,\,\,\,even \cr & f\left( n \right) = f\left( {n + 5} \right)\,\,\,\,if\,\,\,\,n\,\,\,\,is\,\,\,\,odd \cr} $$$

Let $$R = \left\{ i \right.|\exists j:f\left( j \right) = \left. i \right\}$$ be the set of distinct values that $$f$$ takes. The maximum possible size of $$R$$ is _____________________.

Consider the recurrence relation $${a_1} = 8,\,{a_n} = 6{n^2} + 2n + {a_{n - 1}}.$$ Let $${a_{99}} = K \times {10^4}.$$ The value of $$K$$ is ____________.