Question: One method of encryption is to use a matrix to encrypt the message and then use the corresponding inverse matrix to decode the message. The

One method of encryption is to use a matrix to encrypt the message and then use the corresponding inverse matrix to decode the message. The encrypted matrix, E, is obtained by multiplying the message matrix, M, by a key matrix, K. The original message can be retrieved by multiplying the encrypted matrix by the inverse of the key matrix. That is, E = M.K and M = E.K-1.

(a) Given the key matrix,find its inverse, 

2 1 1 K =| 1

(b) Use your result from part (a) to decode the encrypted matrix 47 34 33 E = | 44 36 27 47 41 20


(c) Each entry in your result for part (b) represents the position of a letter in the English alphabet ( A = 1, B = 2, C = 2, and so on). What is the original message?

2 1 1 K =| 1 47 34 33 E = | 44 36 27 47 41 20

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