Geocaching with NaviCache - Cache Details: The Right Triangle

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The Right Triangle

by Cornell Acacia (Finds: 0 Score: 0) (Hidden: 1 Score: 3.5)

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Coordinates (WGS-84 datum)
N 42° 27.488' W 076° 29.112'
This may not be the actual cache coordinate.

Ithaca College, New York 14850
United States Near By Caches

Hidden On: 11 May 2005
Waypoint (Landmark): N01A07
Open Cache:  Non-commercial use only
Cache type:  Multi-Part
Cache size:   Normal

Difficulty: (easy)
Terrain: (easy)

Misc: Parking is a challenge.

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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!

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06 Aug 2005 by Team Ferret (Finds: 56 Score: 244.5) (Hidden: 8 Score: 32.5)
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The whole time I was doing this cache, I kept expecting someone to yell, "hey what are you doing on our property?" I must have come on a slow day, as there was no one around. I took the Sponge Bob bubbles and left a Team Ferret coin. Thanks for the cache.
Team Ferret