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FIGHT the POWER Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/4/2024
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Welcome to a puzzle/mystery cache.  The listed coordinates are a parking location on a public street.  The FINAL location of the container is within three blocks of the parking.  in order to find the coordinates of the FINAL location you will need to solve a very difficult math problem which is what gives this geocache a Difficulty rating of 4.5    Once you solve the math problem, the Terrain rating is only a 1.0 which means people in wheel chairs will be able to retrieve the cache container which is located at ground level.

 

So here is how you can FIGHT THE POWER:

22  which is said to be "base 2 to the second power".  This means you take 2 x 2 = 4

23  which is said to be "base 2 to the third power".   This means you take 2 x 2 x 2 = 8

24  which is said to be "base 2 to the fourth power".   This means you take 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 16

 

32  which is said to be "base 3 to the second power".  This means you take 3 x 3 = 9

33  which is said to be "base 3 to the third power".  This means you take 3 x 3 x 3 = 27

34  which is said to be "base 3 to the fourth power".    This means you take 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 81

 

Now, you need to solve the following power expressions in order to obtain the values for the final coordinates.  

The FINAL coordinates are at N 43° AB.CDE W 089° FG.HIJ

A = last digit in base 3 to the 84th power (384)

B = last digit in base 9 to the 46th power (946)

C = last digit in base 7 to the 66th power (766)

D = last digit in base 3 to the 196th power (3196)

E = last digit in base 0 to the 39,241th power (039,241)

 

F = last digit in base 7 to the 40th power (740)

G = last digit in base 4 to the 56,715th power (456,715)

H = last digit in base 3 to the 17,542nd power (317,542)

I = last digit in base 7 to the 3,533rd power (73,533)

J = last digit in base 8 to the 159,297th power (8159,297)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pbagnvare vf jryy-uvqqra

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)