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Master of Trigonometry Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 3/3/2003
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is something for you if you are good in Maths. The location is of interest, too, but I won't tell too much now - find out for your self. Once you are there, enjoy the place.

Some coordinates that'll help you. I used them for calculation, so you better stick to them.

Dom of Cologne: N 50°56,483' E 6°57,501'
Dom of Aachen: N 50°46.489' E 6°05,022'
Tower on Klever Berg: N 51°47,319' E 6°06,921'

From the cache location, the azimuthal angle between the Aachen and the Cologne Dom is 103° 54' 0,87''.

The azimuthal angle between the Cologne Dom and the Tower on Klever Berg is 84° 13' 49,26''.

And the cache is located INSIDE the triangle formed by the three landmarks.

For your calculations, think of the Earth as a FLAT plane. No height meters, no curvature, just simple plane trigonometry!

Since this calculation is hard, I have put some more valuable goodies in the cache than I usually do, e.g. a watch.

The rest is up to you!
Good luck!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)