GC2611P Sum Things Up (Traditional Cache) in South Carolina, United States created by IkeHurley13

GC2611P ▼

A cache by IkeHurley13 Message this owner

Hidden : 4/2/2010

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This is the thirteenth cache in my finite mathematical series. I am a math teacher by day. I thought a cache series dedicated to math would be a good way to educate the public.

You will be looking for a nano off the Harbison Neighborhood Trail System.

When hiding this cache, I noticed the fence line looks somewhat like the Greek letter sigma. Sigma is used in mathematics in sequences and series. A sequence is an ordered list of numbers (terms). A series is the value you get when you add up all the terms of the sequence.

There are several special types of sequences/series. In a Geometric series each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous number by a fixed ratio. In Arithmetic series the each term is found by adding a constant.

The most well known may be the Fibonacci Sequence which is found by adding the previous two numbers together. (0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34...) This series is found a lot in nature, and the limit of the series is the Golden Ratio. There are a lot of people that believe in a spiritual/magical/religious connection with this sequence and ratio.

Be stealthy, and BYOP!

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Abg VA gur pbheg.

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)

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