As a high school math teacher I decided to get people a chance to refresh their memory on all the math that they learned.  Each cache has a math problem to solve to get the final coordinates.  The hike should be completed in order from 1-21 in the Holcombe Hill Wildlife Preserve which is located on both sides of Birch Hill Road in Newtown CT. For the most part, the caches are winter friendly. This preserve is owned and maintained by the Newtown Forest Assocation (NFA). All NFA properties are held in trust. The trails are for walking and equestrian traffic only and all NFA properties are closed from sunset to sunrise. Dogs are allowed but must be on a leash and under the owner's control at all times. Please be prepared to clean up after your dog. Absolutely no motorized vehicles. Please report any ATV's you see on the trails.

NOTES:

• You need to read this cache page BEFORE you start the series.
• You will need to bring your own pen to sign the logbooks.
• All caches are near trails
• No caches are in stone walls
• See: Holcombe Hill Wildlife Preserve (HHWP)
• GPSr Bounce is very bad in this park so use the hints as needed

And now for the puzzle:

Algebra II - Systems of Equations

N 41° 23.(n) W 073° 20.(w)

Rewrite the following in standard form and the constant is (n)

(x - 1)(x - 41)(x + 17)

Rewrite the following in standard form and the constant is (w)

(x - 281)(x + 1)(x - 2)