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Frameworks #2 Mystery Cache

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GeoGrandpa: Stage 2 is gone. Time to retire this one.

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Hidden : 3/16/2013
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a two stage cache in Howard County. More than a mile separates the stages. The listed coordinates are bogus. Solve the Frameworks puzzle below to locate the cache.

First solve the Frameworks puzzle, then substitute the numbers from the puzzle for the letters in the coordinate formulas. When you evaluate the formulas, you will know the location of Stage 1. The message there will guide you to the final location.

To solve the Frameworks puzzle, place the digits 1 through 9 in the squares so that each circle and each octagon contains the sum of the numbers in the squares that are connected to it. Use the digits 1 through 9 once and only once in the squares. All the circles should contain the same number, and all the octagons should contain the same number, but different than the number in the circles.

The Stage 1 cache is located here:
Lat = (y-C)*I+((E*B*x-I^G)*E*H*y+C)*G/x^(B+G)
Lon = -G^E*((E*((C*I*y+C)*(H-B)*I-B)*D)+I)/(x^(F-C))-B*(y+E)

Be sure to follow PEMDAS when evaluating the coordinate formulas. The caret (^) is the exponentiation symbol. BYOP - There is no room for a pen in the final.

You can check your coordinates for Stage 1 at GeoChecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fcyvg gerr

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)