Algebra Traditional Cache

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Ike 13: This is either buried in a couple years of foliage or missing. Since it never got found often I am choosing to retire it.

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Hidden : 6/27/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is the seventeenth 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.

When I introduce myself to a lot of people they joke, 'I was good at math until they added letters'. Well math with letters is called algebra. Algebra is a way of solving problems using formulas, symbols, and some backwards thinking. In fact we all use algebra every day; it's just not the algebra you learn in school, but a less formal method.

Algebra is more difficult than elementary math because it is much more symbolic and abstract than arithmetic. The letters are actually called variables. I like to think of variables as empty box. The solution is what goes into the box, and anything could go into this box.

The word algebra, and much of the methods, comes from the Arabic/Islamic mathematicians. The roots of algebra can be traced back to the Babylonians who were solving equations algebraically, while other civilizations were still using geometric means. The advantage with algebra is creating formulas that work for a whole set of problems, while solving geometrically means doing every problem individually.
Park at the Harbison Recreation Center (near Sum Things Up), and follow the Harbison Neighborhood Trail to the cache. You will be looking for a medium sized lock-n-lock container.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

K znexf gur fcbg

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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