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16. When is a square a puzzle? Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/16/2020
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Please see number 1 in the series (Are you a square?) for a full description of the walk, there is street parking available in the village of Weald.
 
The cache is not at the posted coordinates.
 
There is street parking available in the village of Weald. This is a relatively simple puzzle, the information below will help you to solve it and might assist with a slightly harder one placed close by.
 
As a reminder

The general equation for the total number of squares N in a grid of mxm squares is

N =12+22+32+⋯+m2

An alternative equation is N = m(m+1)(2m+1)/6

Solver the puzzle and find abcd
 
The cache can be found at N51 12.cad  E000 9.(c+a/a)(b-c/c)c
 

*** Congratulations to -KROP- on FTF ***

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

6 sg hc

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)