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Messy Math Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 4/27/2011
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates but is within three miles

I was a math major in college but I have forgotten so much of my math that I am always getting my computations messed up. I recently placed a cache and devised a rather clever math formula that revealed the coordinates. When I did the calculation, however, it was all wrong. I tried to clarify it by putting in more terms and more parentheses, but it just got more and more messy. I finally gave up and decided to publish it as is. I decided someone out there would figure it out and tell me where I hid my cache.


Here's the formula:





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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle:] Vzcebir gur tenzzne va gur grkg. [Location:] Fbhgufvqrybj

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)