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THE ANSWER TO THE 32 SYMBOL CODE - STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH

10/4/2019

 
This has been covered before, but I just wanted to expand in a little more detail without pinpointing a particular location.
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How embarassing is the notion of a 50-year-old unsolved cipher, that we were given the answer to in just thirty one days? - and an answer that came straight from the horse's mouth. The 32 Symbol Cipher solution was served to us on a silver platter in the July 26th 1970 Little List Letter using the Zodiac crosshairs and six words. 

When the Button Letter was mailed on June 26th 1970, the Zodiac Killer gave us a map of San Francisco and Vicinity with his crosshairs centered over Mount Diablo, stating "the map coupled with this code will tell you where the bomb is set." If we were to find a perceived bomb, it is fairly obvious we have to travel a certain angle and distance from the top of Mount Diablo to find the location. Therefore, the 32 symbol code, if it served any purpose whatsoever, had to contain a measurement in the form of degrees and distance. The map scale was 6.4 miles to the inch - so that will be the distance the Zodiac Killer has to employ from Mount Diablo to make any sense. The degrees he used was radians, because he told us so in the July 26th 1970 Little List Letter. The Zodiac stated "P.S. The Mt. Diablo code concerns Radians + # inches along the radians". He is actually telling us that the 32 symbol code contains radians and inches in the solution.

"P.S. The Mt. Diablo code concerns (is about ) (has to do with) Radians + # inches along the radians". Any cipher expert such as David Oranchak, or quite frankly, any Joe Bloggs such as myself, will tell you that a 32 symbol code with only three repeating characters is unsolvable without a key. The Zodiac Killer was certainly no muppet - and clearly knew this when he concocted this jumble of random characters. But he gave us a large chunk of the key a mere 31 days later in the form of an arrow and a hashtag, writing "Radians and # inches along the radians" on a separate line to distinguish the very fact. We just had to key in the number. The symbol # is most commonly known as the number sign, The symbol is described as the "number" character in an 1853 treatise on bookkeeping, and its double meaning is described in a bookkeeping text from 1880. The instruction manual of the Blickensderfer model 5 typewriter (c. 1896) appears to refer to the symbol as the "number mark". Some early-20th-century U.S. sources refer to it as the "number sign", although this could also refer to the numero sign. A 1917 manual distinguishes between two uses of the sign: "number (written before a figure)"; and "pounds (written after a figure)". Mainstream use in the United States is as follows: when it prefixes a number, it is read as "number", as in "a #2 pencil" (indicating "a number-two pencil"). The one exception is with the # key on a phone, which is always referred to as the "pound key" or "pound". Thus instructions to dial an extension such as #77 are always read as "pound seven seven". Wikipedia.

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All of Zodiac's bomb threats were mailed to the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper - even detailing the murder of San Francisco police officer Brian McDonnell on February 16th 1970, who suffered devastating and sadly fatal injuries when a bomb packed with fence staples exploded on an outside ledge of Park Police Station in the Upper Haight neighborhood of San Francisco. The Zodiac constantly signed off his communications with the barbed acronym SFPD = 0 and threatened "there is more glory in killing a cop than a cid because a cop can shoot back". If that wasn't enough, the Phillips 66 Road Map was labelled San Francisco and Vicinity.  Based on a map scale of 6.4 miles to the inch, only 5 inches would land in San Francisco (4 and 6 inches would fall into the sea, other than Treasure Island). Fortunately, the Zodiac Killer gave us the angle from Mount Diablo, courtesy of his bold, black circle on the Little List crosshairs. It fell 4 radians (and magnetic north) clockwise from his arrowed pointer, around the clock face he provided. Radians are usually measured counter-clockwise, but the Zodiac Killer placed the bold circle exactly 4 radians "set to Mag.N" clockwise.

The answer was now extremely simple. All we had to do was insert a number in place of the hashtag, shown by the big flashing arrow pointing us in the right direction. The hashtag conveniently preceded "inches", so it's here we will slot in the number 5 - and bingo - we have our answer to the inches component of
 "Radians + 5 inches along the radians" or "Radians and 5 inches along the radians". The full answer of "four radians and five inches", coupled with the magnetic north value of 17 degrees would be our guide.  As with all the best puzzles, the answer is usually hidden in plain sight. Druzer, an avid Zodiac researcher, came up with a solution to the 32 character code which I believe is correct, when he suggested Estimate: four radians and five inches. This solution not only satisfies the 32 characters, but correlates three plaintext letters to the only three repeating ciphertext characters in the code, thereby providing a perfectly valid key. See The Blast Estimate of Zodiac, The Blast Estimate of Zodiac (Part Two). and The Blast Estimate of Zodiac (Part Three). The map scale is 6.4 miles to the inch. This gives us a distance of 6.4 multiplied by 5 (inches). Therefore, the bomb was to be set at 4 radians and magnetic north, and 32 miles from the peak of Mount Diablo. The only San Francisco Police Department that comes anywhere close is Ingleside Police Station. This San Francisco Police Department sits at 30.96 miles from the peak of Mount Diablo (4.84 inches). It also sits at 251 degrees from the peak of Mount Diablo (4.08 radians).

The Zodiac Killer gave us a rough guide of 4 radians and magnetic north, and 5 inches (hence the word "estimate"). If he had given us the exact measurement, it would have been 4.08 radians and 4.84 inches, He was clearly giving us an approximate measurement. Since Ingleside Police Station was the only San Francisco Police Department anywhere close to these measurements, it's fairly obvious this was his target. The Zodiac Killer's distance in miles was 96.8% accurate. His angular accuracy in degrees was 98.0%. The Zodiac Killer was very unlikely to have selected a specific target that fell on an exact whole number of radians and inches.   
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In the Little List communication it is apparent that Zodiac Killer gave us two prominent crosshairs: [1] with the accentuated black circle with SFPD=0 alongside, and [2] the extra large crosshairs with "P.S. The Mt. Diablo code concerns Radians + # inches along the radians" scrawled across it. Attaching these important additions was clearly done for purpose, thereby informing us of the radian value required, and the correlation between the crosshairs on the Phillips 66 Map and the measurements of radians and inches. With 29 unique characters in a 32 character code, any correlation between the characters and alphabetical solution was always going to be minimal, therefore it is encumbent upon us to look to other reasons for its design. The Blast Estimate of Zodiac (Part Three). 
THE ANSWER TO THE 13 SYMBOL CODE - STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH
Rubislaw 32 link
10/4/2019 03:31:38 am

To place another figurative ''angle'' on this whole subject,Richard...and,not meaning to be mischievous....as might have been,the Zodiac's intention,perhaps (?) :

Radian cables,often refer to lines of broadband communication...as in telephone lines.

Now,albeit interpretated as a ''hash tag'' symbol,inserted by the Zodiac,in front of ''inches''....there could be debate,as to whether the Zodiac,actually intended an ambiguous look alphabetic letter ''F'',instead.

Hence : '' Finches along the radians ''

And further,that the Bunting bird,is related to the American Sparrow.But it is often mistaken for a Finch....and often referred to,as a Finch.

Hence,a possible ''mischievous'' Zodiac,is attempting to convey an expression,for ''Bunting''.

''Finches along the radians''.

Richard
10/4/2019 04:12:30 am

Finches and Tom-tits and birdwatcher gives a whole new angle Rubislaw - sorry about the "angle" pun. In terms of the symbol Zodiac inserted, I am taking the least path of resistance while interpreting as little as possible. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck (can't get away from the bird angle again). The point being, if it looks like a hashtag it probably is a hashtag. The problem with interpreting things, again goes back to 100 people can interpret the hashtag character in 100 different ways. I could say it depicts a noughts and crosses board and Zodiac was playing a game of chess. I know, having been in the Zodiac scene, little of what I have to say will resonate with people who already are confident with their solutions. I know you have your solution to the 32 Symbol Cipher, and as such, I wouldn't expect or want you to agree with me. Everybody is entitled to their own solutions and opinions. The point of the article was to take any bias from myself in interpreting the three unsolved ciphers by adding only wording used by the Zodiac Killer himself. That way, I don't have to justify any methodology - because I just took the wording from Zodiac's big fat braggart mouth. The necessity, I feel, to have radians and inches in the solution, is because finding a bomb on a map without directions, leads us down the path of just interpreting what may be in the code. A code that just supplies for example "San Francisco International Airport" as the location could never be arrived at without directions. We can interpret what Zodiac intended, but again your interpretation will differ to mine, Carl's, JD's, BB's and Toots. I just wanted to take the interpretation away as much as possible and only use the words of the killer. With two codes so variable and so short, it opens the door to almost any solution we want, which is why I attempted to close that option.
For people who are utterly confident they have already found the solution to the Z340, Z13 and Z32 my article will not make any difference, like trying to disprove somebodies suspect. Mike Rodelli believes Kjell Qvale is Zodiac, and therefore I won't argue to the contrary, because it's a waste of my time and his. However, I don't expect people to change just because I said so, or wrote this article. I just know the overwhelmingly majority, if they have been into the Zodiac scene for many years, are firmly entrenched in their beliefs. Then we can throw in the proverbial quacks. (sorry once again).

Richard
10/4/2019 04:37:46 am

There are also many who will always refuse to believe the cipher has and will ever be solved. The very idea of a cipher that isn't a cipher at all, is positively unpalatable to some. You will often see Zodiac cipher solutions or theories, where somebody who truly believes they have the answer to something, state "people are just refusing to believe my solution because they want to keep the Zodiac case alive. They must be idiots or fraudsters if they don't believe what I'm telling them". This inability to accept that they could be wrong is pervasive in the Zodiac scene, when in actual fact, people just have different opinions. Like I have said many times, I am not going to cry, quiver like a baby, melt like a snowflake and run off to my university safe space if somebody disagrees with this article, as long as it's done constructively without foul language and Ad-hominem attacks. I certainly don't expect to have universal agreement - which is obviously par for the course. I actually don't want it. We disagree on many things Rubislaw, and that is the way it should be. The inability for introspection and the acceptance we may often be wrong is the way it should be. But you know as well as me, that sometimes disagreeing with people results in a volley of abuse. Having said all of the above, if anybody disagrees with this article they will be placed in the stocks and pelted with wet cabbages and suet pudding - and their comment deleted as quickly as you can say "boo to a goose".

Rubislaw 32 link
10/4/2019 04:58:46 am

Certainly,points taken Richard....and just really throwing another hat into the ring.

Though I do think,to accept anything with certainty,one should be sure of information,within its historical context.

The ''hashtag'' and its interpretation,is part of a study called ''semiotics''.Its derivation,is from a corrupted form of '' lb '',which the Romans employed for pounds,in weight.Then further corrupted,in use,by mathematicians,300 years ago.

In recent times,its appearance debuted on telephones,in 1961,to replace the diamond symbol.And then,in the modern computer age,in 2007,introduced to denote ''a grouping''.

So,can we be sure that the Zodiac intended its interpretation,to mean '' number prefix '' or '' arbitary number '' ?

He has,after all,written it down,quite sloppily,and with possible ''ambiguous'' connotation.

Richard
10/4/2019 05:57:21 am

The hashtag symbol has definitely come with many different meanings, but the important thing here, is it should always be pertinent to "inches" whether we add a letter or number (or anything else). The overall sentence ideally remains fluent and understandable. But I certainly appreciate the "hashtag" symbol has a rich history of meanings dependant of how many years we travel back. The Zodiac certainly wasn't averse to trawling through history, as proven by The Mikado and The Most Dangerous Game, among others.

Richard
10/4/2019 08:47:51 am

Just a point of reference

#2. Suspect: WMA, in his early forties, 5'8'', heavy build, reddish-blond "crew-cut" hair, wearing eyeglasses, dark brown trousers, dark (navy blue or black) "Parka" jacket, dark shoes. Suspect should have many blood stains on his person and clothing, suspect may also be in possession of the keys to the Yellow Cab, possibly has wallet belonging to the victim. Suspect is armed with a gun. Last seen walking north on Cherry St. from Washington St.
#3. LOSS to be determined. All property of the victim in possession of coroner. Physical evidence property retained by crime lab. Yellow Cab #912 towed to Hall for homicide for prints.
#4 N/A.
#5 N/A.
#6 N/A.

Rubislaw 32 link
10/4/2019 05:30:15 am

And of course I see this article taking us along the ''scale'' interpretation.And,''probably'' the sensible direction,to take.

But....the Zodiac could be a ''devil''....and it's difficult to argue that we are pursuing anything other,than a ''pretend'' bomb.

[...yes,Mr.Rodelli and Mr.Voigt,can't be told otherwise...accusing a ''captain of industry'' and a ''humanitarian'' of being the Zodiac [?].I would rather settle for Raymond Burr's identical twin brother.....]

Richard
10/4/2019 05:50:12 am

Yes, certainly a pretend bomb, with more the fear such a bomb would generate rather than his actual intention of following it through. The only thing left to find out, depending on the location he was hinting at (in my case Ingleside Cop Station and yours Candlestick Park), is did the location have any particular history with the Zodiac Killer. For example, disgruntled ex-employ or somebody refused a job. Unfortunately, that will probably fall under speculation until we (if ever) discover his certain identity, not perceived one.

Rubislaw 32 link
10/4/2019 10:35:30 am

Ah....so from your last comment,Richard,the '' # '' symbol was used,with prevalence,in documentation,such as police reports,at that time.

That's interesting.So,official reports,and the telephone.

Could be that the Zodiac was employing the symbol,''turned back'' sarcastically,on the police ( ? ).

Rubislaw 32 link
10/4/2019 06:00:48 am

Quite so...the solution to the cipher is,I suppose,the ultimate goal.But in the detetective work required,more about the Zodiac,can be revealed.

I have just worked with a Zodiac contributor,to finalize another Z32 solution,that is pretty persuading,also.He has given me permission to make it public,once the FBI have it.....but,for now,the solution declares that the Zodiac can't actually reveal what he has done,with his bomb.

So...there could be a number of ''good candidates'',out there.

Rubislaw 32 link
10/4/2019 11:02:20 am

Here's another interesting theory....more along the ''scale'' line of thinking :

One of the ''corruptions'' of the '' lb '' symbol,employed first by the Romains,to measure weight....was employed to denote the astrological sign for '' Libra '',which represented ''scales'',and ''scales of justice'' in particular.

But then,over time,the astrological symbol for '' Libra '' became,what is now known,as the '' scales symbol ''....which is similar to the ''omega'' symbol.....which appeared in the Z32 cipher text.

Rubislaw 32 link
10/4/2019 11:10:19 am

....and of course,if we went along that line of thinking,''we'' could be searching out,for a particular '' Libra-ry '',in mind [?].

Richard
10/4/2019 11:16:48 am

Good spot, leaving open the door Zodiac used a lazy depiction of Libra.
Libra (♎) is the seventh astrological sign in the Zodiac. It spans 180°–210° celestial longitude. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area on average between (northern autumnal equinox) September 23 and October 23.

The Button Letter stated about the bomb "you have until next fall to dig it up". Fall or Autumn began on September 23rd in 1970, and the star sign of Libra begins on September 23rd, so it is entirely plausible the Zodiac Killer added Libra to denote when our time was to run out. The Libra sign makes much more sense from the perspective of a Zodiac horoscope.

Richard
10/4/2019 11:46:24 am

Because Zodiac was so specific about us having until next fall to dig it up (September 23rd 1970), then one cannot overlook that this symbol on the 32 character code looked similar to Libra, which begins at the start of autumn on the same date. Could Libra or this date have extra significance to Zodiac.

Richard
10/4/2019 12:00:30 pm

This is really curious Rubislaw. Zodiac referenced in his April 20th 1970 letter, the murder of San Francisco police officer Brian McDonnell on February 16th 1970, who suffered devastating and sadly fatal injuries two months earlier, when a bomb packed with fence staples exploded on an outside ledge of Park Police Station.

February 16th is the start date of Aquarius and September 23rd is the start date of Libra. Could this have been deliberate? Unlikely, but another weird correlation.

nancy
10/4/2019 01:44:55 pm

There was a bomb explosion at the Iranian Embassy at the corner of Washington & Walnut in the Presidio in the early 70's.

Richard
10/4/2019 01:50:46 pm

Here is a news report about it

https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/238279

Rubislaw 32 link
10/4/2019 12:22:42 pm

Yes,interesting Richard.

An extra '' Lb '' thought [?].

As first employed by the Romans for the measurement of weight,'' Lb '' is actually just a shortened form,for the word '' Libra ''.

So,if both the ''hashtag'' symbol,and the '' Libra similar '' omega symbol,are related,in the Zodiac's mind....then what else ''might'' we be looking out for ?

Well,I did start thinking about '' L B Johnson ''.The L B Johnson memorial library,is in Austin,Texas.

In fact,there is no official memorial dedicated to Lyndon Baynes Johnson,in the whole of the San Francisco vicinity.Only possible link could be the USS Lyndon B.Johnson...a naval submarine.

He wasn't popular,then [?]...but,possible red herring.

Rubislaw 32 link
10/5/2019 05:27:53 am

With this message,on the ''little list'' diagram,Richard,perhaps it should read :

''....concerns Radians & scale inches along the radians.''

Given that the '' # '' is a corrupted form,of the original ''balance or scales'' meaning of '' Lb ''.

It could be,that if one produces a standard transparent '' D shaped '' protractor,and places it below Mt Diablo,with the mid-point of straight edge,at Mt.Diablo.....on a standard size Phillips Map,then...

The precise direction of the location of the bomb,becomes apparent.

Have you actually tried this,already ?

Richard
10/5/2019 06:08:58 am

A D-shaped protractor is 6 inches, so its mid point would be 3 inches. If you placed it over Mt Diablo it would extend 3 inches west and 3 inches east. 3 inches west = 6.4 X 3 = 19.2 = Berkeley. 3 inches east = 6.4 X 3 = 19.2 = near Discovery Bay. Unfortunately, "Radians & scale inches along the radians" would be antithetical to the argument I have suggested because it's not 32 letters. It's also not in San Francisco for your Candlestick Park or my Ingleside. I hadn't tried it before, but I've now given it a bash. If that is what you meant?

Rubislaw 32 link
10/5/2019 06:18:42 am

Fair '' do's '',Richard.

One could make the point,that we are looking for a ''lead'' of some sort,from the Zodiac.''Hunter's Point'' could be construed as a ''lead'' to Candlestick Park,for instance.

Rubislaw 32 link
10/5/2019 06:13:06 am

Naturally,I am inferring that the word ''scale'',is a play on words.

''Scale'',as in balance....and,''Scale'',as in proportion.

Rubislaw 32 link
10/5/2019 08:06:49 am

If we accept that,the ''omega'' sign,appearing in the cipher text,stands for the astrological sign '' Libra ''....then a follow-up ''clue'' later,with the '' # '' symbol prefixing '' inches ''......''may'' be a link,suggesting that the Zodiac intended the '' omega '' symbol to be a clue,in the first place.

This,on the basis that '' # '' is a historically confirmed corruption of the '' Lb '' sign,which stands for ''Libra''.

Perhaps of interest,though not necessarily relevant is,that the smaller measurement of weight,by the Romans,was '' uncia '',which means '' ounce ''.The shortened form,being '' oz ''.

The Romans refered to a '' pound of weight '',as '' Libra Pondo ''.

Perhaps,also of interest is,that the Ponderosa Pine,goes by the Latin name,''Pinus Ponderosa''....which means '' Weighty Pine ''.

Rubislaw 32 link
10/6/2019 05:21:19 am

Another possible clue,that tends to support my solution to Z32....though really,I offer this,as a sharing of information.

If it is the case that,the Zodiac offered up a follow-up clue that,the '' # '' symbol,found its existence,having evolved from the '' Lb '' Roman sign,then.....

In 1961,the '' # '' symbol was introduced on telephones,to replace the diamond symbol.

The diamond symbol,in sports park,is indicative of the sport of Baseball.The '' # '' symbol,one can see,could be indicative of Gridiron.

I had suggested Candlestick Park,on the basis of current affairs,at that time.Local news was that Candlestick Park's turf,was to be dug up,in the fall,and replaced by Astro Turf....so that SF 49er's football team,could share Candlestick Park,with the SF Giants baseball team....on a ''two seasons'' basis.

So,the clue,a ''re-enforcement'' of what the Zodiac had already expressed in words,where the bomb was set :

'' You have until next Fall to dig it up.Z ''

From a diamond,to a gridiron [?].

From a diamond symbol,to a '' # '' symbol [?].

Rubislaw 32 link
10/6/2019 05:59:46 am

The ''Baseball Diamond'' is traditional.

Back in 1970,the '' # '' symbol,was know as the '' Hash symbol ''

From www.wordorigins.org :

'' In American Football,the place where a yard line intersects with an inbounds line,came to be called the Hash Line,because of its resemblance to the Hash symbol.''

From a baseball ''Diamond''...to gridiron ''Hash lines''.

The ''telephone'' is the ''underpinning'' clue [?].

Rubislaw 32 link
10/6/2019 06:27:53 am

Well.I see that our solutions,Richard,both involve ''Parks''.

There will,of course,be other solutions.

For now : Balboa v. Candlesick [?].

Rubislaw 32 link
10/6/2019 06:47:15 am

Ingleside Police Station,Balboa Park,is 200 metres from Statler Library.

Richard
10/6/2019 07:50:09 am

If 300 people have 300 differing solutions to one cipher, 300 people will favour their own. That is my experience. The best way to look at it Rubislaw, is for those who don't profess to have a solution, they can favour one of the 300 or none at all. "The Z32 and Z32 are unprovable by any mechanism because of their limited characters and variability". But even that statement will be disagreed upon by people claiming a solve. I knew in advance of writing the article above, that it was effectively a futile exercise, because the chances of ever proving it are nil. Ingleside or Candlestick Park - we still cannot change the fact we have two ciphers, that by definition are unsolvable without a key. That key or mechanism we use to unlock the Z32 or Z13 equally has to be proved. That key or technique also becomes open to question - is it the one Zodiac intended. Without getting into the mind of Zodiac it is a battle or argument that can never be won. It's a good challenge trying to break these ciphers and codes, but I'm under no illusion that trying to prove ones solution the correct one, is unattainable.

Rubislaw 32 link
10/6/2019 08:31:02 am

There is a very nice Zodiac contributor,called '' David C '',who keeps sending me long posts about the Z32 cipher.

For him,he seems more fascinated about the clues,than a solution to the cipher,itself.I keep hinting that he should actually have a go,at trying to come up,with a solution.

But,for David C,he is still interested in the clues,and feels that a ''super computer'' can only fullfil the task of decryption.

To each his own....I suppose [?].

David C has even named his site,after the cipher,such is his interest in this specific one.

A plug,and reference : ZodiacZ32.com

David C link
11/6/2019 09:23:26 pm

Thanks for the compliment Rubislaw32. I do place more emphasis on whether my theory that the Z32 is a simple longitude x latitude could be correct, rather than the decryption of the characters. No doubt, Zodiac knew that it would be very difficult to break a unique 32 character cipher. He must of have used some technique to make the Z32 cipher breakable. I think that we all agree that the Zodiac wanted his ciphers solved. Perhaps the Zodiac reused the cipher from the Z340 in the Z32?
I believe that I have a partial solution for the Z32 characters. A partial cipher solution is all that is needed to understand the location of the 'bus bomb'.
I can't post a picture but if you pull up a picture of the Z32 cipher... The last five characters of the first line spell 'NORTH'. The first character of the second line is an 'X'. The four letters that precede the Zodiac symbol spells 'WEST'. The second character on the second line means '0.' The three filled geometric shapes (two on the first line one on the second) are delimiters. The delimiters are required and must be in the exact location that they actually are in. The delimiters define and isolate the numeric values for latitude and longitude. The characters between the delimiters are numeric values. The remaining first four characters and the last three are unknown by me at the moment but they are not required to solve the Z32.
The Z32 is a simple longitude by latitude location of the alleged bus bomb. The solution meets every single clue that the Zodiac gave us. It is also the simplest solution for the Z32 that I have seen.
The Z32 is not a straight cipher. The Z32 cannot be solved by even a super-computer without practical understanding. Go to my website for more details including the single location that the cipher and the Zodiac's clues point to.


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    The Zodiac Killer may have given us the answer almost word-for-word when he wrote PS. The Mt. Diablo Code concerns Radians & # inches along the radians. The code solution identified was Estimate: Four Radians and Five Inches To read more, click the image.
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