An amateur cryptographer uses a key of the form 2x + B (mod 26) to encrypt a message. Using some basic features of the English language, decipher the encrypted message GKEEMMCKKAYMCSEKSOK (Hint: the 5th and 6th letters are not the same in the original message, nor are the 8th and 9th letters.) Write the original message below in lowercase letters, no spaces. type your answer...

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Difficult Intro to Elementary Number Theory Homework problem. This is not a computer programming homework problem.

 

An amateur cryptographer uses a key of the form 2x + B (mod 26) to encrypt a message. Using some basic features of the English language, decipher
the encrypted message
GKEEMMCKKAYMCSEKSOK
(Hint: the 5th and 6th letters are not the same in the original message, nor are the 8th and 9th letters.)
Write the original message below in lowercase letters, no spaces.
type your answer...
Transcribed Image Text:An amateur cryptographer uses a key of the form 2x + B (mod 26) to encrypt a message. Using some basic features of the English language, decipher the encrypted message GKEEMMCKKAYMCSEKSOK (Hint: the 5th and 6th letters are not the same in the original message, nor are the 8th and 9th letters.) Write the original message below in lowercase letters, no spaces. type your answer...
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