The cache is not at the posted
coordinates. You must solve the puzzle below to find the
geocache. The posted coordinates will
take you to a basketball court which is a great place to play
basketball, but there is no cache there.
I fully intended on
delaying placing another cache until We Love Math: Algebra part 1
(GC32EXK) had been in place for awhile. Well, then you know what
happened. The logs overwhelmingly suggested that the geocachers wanted more! Or is that just me seeing
the world through rose tinted glasses? The boys began working with
me very diligently to find a suitable location for the next cache
and well, here we go.
Both of my boys love
math and so do I. We feel very lucky they are receiving an
excellent education from such wonderful teachers. It is so awesome
when they can explain math to each other, it is such a powerful way
of strengthening their knowledge. I know math can be challenging
for students, so I have included the geochecker for the puzzle.
Anyone wishing to place a cache in a city of Madison park must
contact Rhonda Veroeven who will gain permission from Madison Parks
representative. To contact Rhonda please email at purpleirises1@
yahoo.com. Geocaching activity is only allowed in general parklands
in the City of Madison and Geocaching activity is prohibited at:
Forest Hill Cemetery, Olbrich Garden, City of Madison conservation
parks, Odana Golf Course, Monona Golf Course, Yahara Golf Course,
Glenway Golf Course and areas with identified Indian Mounds. All
geocachers will be respectful of all public parkland. No digging or
penetration of ground surface will be permitted. Trees, shrubs and
plants will not be disturbed or altered at any time. Questions
related to access, policies, regulation and protocol regarding
geocaching in the City of Madison parks will be submitted to WGA
liasion R. Veroeven who will report directly to James Weisnstock,
Parks Operation Supervisor."
The geocache can be found at the
coordinates N 43° KL.MNP W 089°QR.STU
To find each
coordinate, you must solve the following ten math problems [yes it
is a test, and I know you may not like that, but hey, nobody said
you had to go find this geocache,
right? ;-) ]. Each problem has ten
answers. Each answer has a digit 0-9 associated with it.
Example problem: What
is the ones digit of pi?
|
3 → use 0
|
1 → use 1
|
4
→ use 2
|
5 → use 3
|
9
→ use 4
|
|
2 → use 5
|
6
→ use 6
|
7
→ use 7
|
0
→ use 8
|
8
→ use 9
|
The correct answer is
3, so you would use 0 since that is the matching answer. Please
note that the correct answer will usually not match with the digit
to place in the puzzle. Are your pencils sharpened? Did you pick up
a piece of scratch paper to use? Is your phone a friend ready? Good
luck, you can do it….believe in yourself.
The problems can be
found in the attached image We Love Math Algebra part 2 problems
which can be accessed below or on the images page.
Extra Credit
J
I often have students
who ask, “When will I ever use this?” For extra credit,
include in your log when you have used Algebra in either your job
or your life. Writing “I never use math”
or any negative comments will be accepted in the log but
will not earn you extra credit. Double extra credit can be earned
by writing a different answer than in the We Love Math: Algebra
part one log
JJ.