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"Just the factorials, Ma'am" Mystery Cache

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TroyHills12180: I'm archiving many of my caches due to health issues. Thank you to everyone who has attempted the find!

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Hidden : 1/12/2017
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Whip out your calculators peoples, its calculating time!


This is a puzzle cache, but all you have to do is calculate two equations to find the coordinates of the cache.  All the information you need is given, nothing is hidden. It's time to reignite your love (or burning hatred) of π, factorials, and logarithms.  Wheeeeeeeee!

The coordinates of the cache are at:

N42 AB.CDE

W073 FG.HIJ

AB.CDE are the first five digits of the following formula:

 

FG.HIJ are the first five digits of this formula:

 

Note that log(n) denotes the natural logarithm of n.

You can check your answers here.

Please respect the neighbors and do not attempt to retrieve the cache after dark!

Congrats to tenebrus for the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh'er tbvat gb jnag gb znxr fher gung lbh hfr n qrprag ahzore bs qvtvgf sbe gur pbafgnagf naq vagrezrqvngr pnyphyngvbaf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)