The cache is a resuscitation of GC5RG76, since there had been some difficulties with its previous location.
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 co-sine. 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.
Please note that the cache is accessible from the path - there is no need to climb on or through anything.
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.
These questions involve a few fun maths facts. The third relates to my favourite mathematical story which involves a brilliant mathematician who was born in 1887.
1. At school, it is suggested that we use 22/7 as an approximation for π. However, 22/7 starts 3.142857…, whereas π starts 3.141592… There is a much more pleasing and accurate approximation. Using just the numbers 1,1,3,3,5,5, find a fraction ABC/DEF which, when converted to a decimal, also starts 3.141592...
2. Find the square root of 12345678987654321. Label the digits of the answer GHIJKLMNO.
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 = PQRS
The cache is located at N 51° CF.A(S-R)B W 002° (P-H)Q.J(D+E+G+M)(K-N).
You are looking for a silver bison.
Congratulations to btco, ow2003 and GeoOldham on the FTF.