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Hidden : 6/15/2011
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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The math puzzle featured in this "Fun With Math" entry is a little tougher than some of the others ... only pursue this if you enjoy solving what I think is a fun but challenging math problem.

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Sequences and series are encountered quite often in mathematics. Being able to determine the general term of a sequence becomes a useful mathematical skill. Below I have listed the first 6 terms of a sequence. Your job is to find the next 3 terms. Call these next 3 terms X, Y, and Z.



11, 21, 49, 107, 207, 361, X, Y, Z ....

You can use the values of X, Y and Z to determine the actual coordinates for this cache:

A = 924 - X
B = 2021 - Z

N 34 24.A
W 83 59.B

Extra Credit for the value of the 100th Term (Email me)


Enjoy the puzzle and the find.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nf nyjnlf, fraq zr na rznvy vs lbh jnag gb purpx lbh nafjre orsber urnqvat vagb gur jbbqf! Nsgre gur SGS, V'yy or tynq gb tvir nalbar n uvag ng n zrgubq bs fbyivat guvf chmmyr.

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)