Use affine cipher to encrypt the message below. Show all your solutions. “NUMBER RULES THE UNIVERSE.” – PYTHAGORAS Use the following cipher keys. If your group has 5 members, use a=9 and b=4. If your group has 4 members, use a=7 and b=6. If your group has 3 members, use a=5 and b=8. If your group has 2 members, use a=5 and b=9. If you are not in a group, use a=7 and b=2.

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Use affine cipher to encrypt the message below. Show all your solutions.
“NUMBER RULES THE UNIVERSE.” – PYTHAGORAS


Use the following cipher keys.

  1. If your group has 5 members, use a=9 and b=4.
  2. If your group has 4 members, use a=7 and b=6.
  3. If your group has 3 members, use a=5 and b=8.
  4. If your group has 2 members, use a=5 and b=9.
  5. If you are not in a group, use a=7 and b=2.
Consider the following conversion table for the English alphabet:
A=0
E=4
I=8
М-12
Q=16
U=20
Y=24
B=1
F=5
J=9
N=13
R=17
V=21
Z=25
C=2
G=6
K=10
0=14
S=18
W=22
D=3
H=7
L=11
P=15
T=19
X=23
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following conversion table for the English alphabet: A=0 E=4 I=8 М-12 Q=16 U=20 Y=24 B=1 F=5 J=9 N=13 R=17 V=21 Z=25 C=2 G=6 K=10 0=14 S=18 W=22 D=3 H=7 L=11 P=15 T=19 X=23
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