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CRYPTOGRAPHY SUPPLEMENT

Math 119

For all problems (1-4), use the correspondence

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

 

 

 

The following matrix A =  will be the encoder matrix for problems 1 and 2.

 

1.      Encode the phrase “Pistol Pete”

 

 

2.      Decode the following message encoded by A:  43  36  95  75  19  17  24  23  71  57  74  59

 

 

The following matrix A =  will be the encoder matrix for problems 3 and 4.

 

3.      Encode the phrase “ASU Sun Devils”

 

4.      Decode the following message encoded by A:  26  40  29  22  27  23  53  67  72

(Hint: Use #16 from 2.6)