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Solutions to Exercises

Abraham Sinkov
Revised by
Todd Feil
Todd Feil
Affiliation:
Denison University
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Summary

Chapter 1

1. COWARDS DIE MANY TIMES BEFORE THEIR DEATHS

2. THE EVIL THAT MEN DO LIVES AFTER THEM

3. (a) Wednesday (b) 1/4

4. x = 6

5. y = 2

6. (a) AOL MHBSA KLHY IYBABZ PZ UVA PU VBY ZAHYZ IBA PU VBYZLSCLZ

(b) THERE IS A TIDE IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN WHICH TAKEN AT THE FLOOD LEADS ON TO FORTUNE

7. K = 9

8. K = 21

9. K = 14

10. K = 5

11. (a) y = 10 (b) x = 2, 5, 8

12. 3

13. Any multiple of 2 or 3

Any number having a factor in common with n

14. (a) Interval 7

(b) Plain ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Cipher GNUBIPWDKRYFMTAHOVCJQXELSZ

(c) ORDER IS HEAVENS FIRST LAW

15. C = 9P

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Elementary Cryptanalysis
A Mathematical Approach
 , pp. 197 - 204
Publisher: Mathematical Association of America
Print publication year: 2009

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