GCNWCQ The Right Triangle (Multi-cache) in New York, United States created by Cornell Acacia

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Cornell Acacia: Doesn't look like I'm going to be able to get to this one anytime soon. I've moved, and so has the one person I could count on as far as this cache goes. Thanks to all of you who have found it and traded items and put TBs through it. It was a good time.

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A cache by Cornell Acacia Message this owner

Hidden : 5/11/2005

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A very easy cache (but with some puzzles) in Cayuga Heights, NY. Not as clever as a FoxPro cache.

The right triangle is one of the oldest geometric curiosities. Right triangles come in various sizes and proportions, but one is particularly well-known because the length of each side is a one-digit whole number. The above coordinates are for a convenient parking lot.

Referring back to the particular right triangle discussed above, let's call the shortest side X, the medium side Y, and the longest side (the hypotenuse) Z. Now let's say:

A=Z-X
B=Z+A
C=B+X-A
D=C-A
E=D+X
F=E-C
O=Y-Y

Then the coordinates of the clue are such that:

The last three digits of the north coordinate are the place where people go to look at animals; the last three digits of the west coordinate are the government agency that regulates television, radio, wire, satellite and cable. All other digits of the coordinates are the same as those of the parking lot.

The cache is a tupperware container on private property, placed by one of the owners with the permission of the others. The clue is not a tupperware container.

Enjoy!

Additional Hints ()

Pyhr: Gur gvgyr; fznyy cvyy pbagnvare Pnpur: Jnl va gur onpx (oruvaq zber guna whfg gur ubhfr)

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)