Using the numbers from this sign and those of the false
coordinates we will determine the final cache location. Please
keep in mind that the difficulty rating is for the puzzle and the
final location (which itself ranks about a 1.5). Ready? Let's
begin.
Exercise 1
Given the following set of false coordinates, remove all digits
preceeding the decimal point and multiply by 10, 000. Assign the
north value to A and the west value to B. Each value
should have four digits.
Exercise 2
There are four digits in the sign: 7, 0, 4 and
2. We will need all but one of these numbers. To find the
first one, solve for W in the following.
Exercise 3
Of the three remaining numbers in the sign, two more will be
required. Calculate where the following equations intersect. Only
one set of coordinates will contain numbers in the sign. These will
be values for X and Y.
Exercise 4
Solve for Z.
Exercise 5
Solve for Q.
Exercise 6
Using values obtained from the last two exercises, calculate the
final cache location.
Pencils down. Before you go, you may wish to
check your answer for exercise 6 with the back of the book at
geochecker.com. You may have to round up to the third decimal
place when using geochecker.
When arriving at the cache site, take care to replace the cache
as you found it. Someone in a wheelchair would definitely
require some assistance, and you will need to bring your own
pen.
Congratulations to tasmo for being the first to
find!
The hints below apply to the above exercises should they give
you any trouble. If you have any further questions, contact me
through my username just below the cache name.