"got math?" Multi-Cache

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retiredprof: Making room for a new cache in the area. This one had its run...four years, and only one finder in the past year.

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Hidden : 12/14/2004
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

WARNING--if you slept thru high school math, finding this puzzle cache may be hazardous to your mental health!

first, using a letters-to-numbers code (a=1, b=2, c=3 ...z=26)take the four letters in the word at the top of the pole and translate them into an eight digit number. subtract 7062424 from that number to reveal the W coordinate. second, using a reverse letters-to-numbers code (a=26, b=25...z=1) translate the same word into a six digit number. then, add 3033359 to it to discover the N coordinate.
upon arriving at the second stage location, notice the address that is about 1 meter W of the yellow road sign. square that address number and add 175295 in order to attain the N coordinate. then triple the square of that address and add 965608 to determine the W coordinate.
upon finding the cache, please take the jefferson deuce, as you have certainly earned it. i will try to replace the cash in the cache now and then to reward future hard-working puzzle solvers.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

pneel n pnyphyngbe jvgu lbh

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)

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