The cache is a small magnetic container, about the size of a small marble. You will need to bring your own pen/pencil/quill. It is not at the given coordinates, but is within 2.5 km of that position.
The coordinates are calculated by solving a short Maths quiz. Fear not! There is no need to spend 3 years studying at university. Indeed, with this quiz, it will take only 60 minutes to get a degree. By approaching the cache from the right angle, I hope you will soon have it in hand and be able to sine the log. Why not tackle it with a friend? - then you'll be able to cosine. I have tried to integrate the cache with its surroundings, but I hope geocachers will have no problem differentiating the two, allowing them to maintain their logger rhythm. The puzzle is not complex; to solve it, you just need to keep a real, positive attitude. However, keep (1, i) open for muggles – this is a popular area for walkers.
Please note that the cache is accessible from the path - there is no need to climb on or through anything.
The cache is accessible by wheelchair, but there is a potential impediment if you approach from the South. If this proves impassable, there is access from the North (but to reach this, you may need to take quite a detour - a square route).
A logbook in a Really Sidetracked cache… surely that must be a Stationery Point?
But I'm going off on a tangent, let's get back to the Quiz.
In tackling these questions, it may help to know that the first two questions involve my two favourite fractions, one of which is 1/81 and that the third relates to my favourite mathematical story which involves a brilliant mathematician who was born in 1887.
1. What are the 3 next numbers in this sequence? 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,A,B,C,...
The sequence continues, but you can ignore everything after the C.
2. At school, we learn that 22/7 is a good approximation to π. However, there is a much nicer one and it inspired this part of the question.
What is the nearest whole number to 113 x π ? Answer = DEF.
(Thus, a very good approximation to π is DEF/113 and it’s accurate to 7 digits.)
3. The number 133 can be written as the sum of two positive cubes: 133 = 125 + 8 = 53 + 23, but what is the smallest positive integer than can be written as the sum of two positive cubes in two different ways? Answer = GHJK
The cache is located at N 51° ED.J(H-G)C W 002° (K-B)A.(E-G)F(D+J)
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
Congratulations to Elliott150 on the FTF.