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Operations ! Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/24/2025
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This series of puzzle caches was created as part of our Community Celebration Event on May 10, 2025.  We will provide paper copies of this puzzle during this event to facilitate group solves and be available for consultation.  These caches will be officially published at 2:30 PM, which is 30 minutes after the event ends.  Following a practice we enjoyed at a California event, anyone who signs the log before the event is published can log a *FTF* --  to foster a sense of collaboration consistent with a Community Celebration.

Since we struggle mightily with picture caches, we decided to use a theme that is more familiar to us -- Math.    The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates, which are located in the parking lot of the Quonset Bike Path.  The cache is located at

                                            N41° 37.XXX W071°25.YYY

 

XXX  = 72 / 2 ^ 2 x 3 ^ 2 -2 ^ 4

YYY  =  2 (5 x3) ^2 +10 / 2 * 9 / (1/3) + 3 x 2 ^ 2 - 1

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Crbcyr Rireljurer Znqr Qrpvfvbaf Nobhg Fhzf.

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)