A, B, C......Z represent the numbers from 1, 2, 3....26. There is an encryption technique which uses a key. The key can be any number less than 26 and greater than 0. For a message ABCD, if the key is 1, the encrypted message becomes BCDE. Similarly, if the key is 5 and the message is XYZA, the encrypted message becomes CDEF. If you get an encrypted message from a friend as 'FCJN'. This was encrypted using a key of 24. The original message is _.
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A, B, C......Z represent the numbers from 1, 2, 3....26. There is an encryption technique which uses a key. The key can be any number less than 26 and greater than 0. For a message ABCD, if the key is 1, the encrypted message becomes BCDE. Similarly, if the key is 5 and the message is XYZA, the encrypted message becomes CDEF. If you get an encrypted message from a friend as 'FCJN'. This was encrypted using a key of 24. The original message is _.
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When using this encryption technique, each letter in the message is shifted by a specific number of positions in the alphabet according to the key.
For example:
- If the key is 1, each letter in the message is shifted one position forward in the alphabet. Thus, "ABCD" becomes "BCDE".
- If the key is 5, each letter is shifted five positions forward. For the message "XYZA":
- X shifts through Y, Z, A, B to C
- Y shifts through Z, A, B, C to D
- Z shifts through A, B, C, D to E
- A shifts through B, C, D, E to F
Therefore, "XYZA" becomes "CDEF".
In the given problem, an encrypted message "FCJN" was encrypted using a key of 24. To decode it, you'll need to shift each letter backward by 24 positions in the alphabet.
Let's decode:
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F shifted backward by 24 gives:
- Move backward from F through E, D, C, B to H
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C shifted backward by 24 gives:
- Move backward from C through B, A, Z, Y to E
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J shifted backward by 24 gives:
- Move backward from J through I, H, G, F to L
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N shifted backward by 24 gives:
- Move backward from N through M, L, K, J to P
So, the original message "FCJN" decodes to "HELP".
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