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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Encrypt the message “BYE” using the encryption e equals left parenthesis 5 m plus 9 right parenthesis m o d space 26. The table of number equivalents of the letters is given below.\r
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LetterNumeric Equivalent
A0
B1
C2
D3
E4
F5
G6
H7
I8
J9
K10
L11
M12
N13
O14
P15
Q16
R17
S18
T19
U20
V21
W22
X23
Y24
Z25

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Part (b)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Each number mentioned in part (a) will be plugged into the formula (5m+9) mod 26 to get the corresponding encrypted number.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For the letter B, we plug in m = 1
\n" ); document.write( "5m+9 = 5(1)+9 = 14
\n" ); document.write( "Mod this with 26 and we end up with 14, so no change happens.
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\n" ); document.write( "14/26 = 0 remainder 14\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, the letter B gets encrypted to the number 14.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For the letter Y, we plug in m = 24
\n" ); document.write( "5m+9 = 5(24)+9 = 129\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then we could say
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\n" ); document.write( "129 - 4*26 = 25\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In short, 129/26 = 4 remainder 25\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The letter Y gets encrypted to the number 25.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For the letter E, we plug in m = 4
\n" ); document.write( "5m+9 = 5(4)+9 = 29
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\n" ); document.write( "29 - 26 = 3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore,
\n" ); document.write( "29/26 = 1 remainder 3
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Summary:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B maps to 14, which corresponds to the letter \"O\". Use the table above.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B: remainder 14 ---> letter O
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The message \"BYE\" encrypts to \"OZD\"
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