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Hidden : 2/2/2022
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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The maths puzzle below looks impossible, but I can assure you it does work. It just depends how much of a mathematian you are. Try working it our for yourself before trying to find any online solutions. It took me ages but I eventually got there.

ABCDE

          X

          A

EEEEEE

From the figure you get from the above sum work the coordinates out from this:

N51 31.(D-3) (E-2) A   W000 36.B (Cx2) B

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Orgjrra gur rqtr bs gur fvta shegurfg sebz gur ohvyqvat naq gur ybj fuehoorel

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)