A Message Has Been Encrypted Using the Function F(x) =

question 118

Short Answer

A message has been encrypted using the function f(x) = (x + 5) mod 26. If the message in coded form is JCFHY, decode the message.

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Definitions:

Joseph And Mary Brant

A brother and sister who were influential Mohawk leaders, with Joseph Brant being a military leader who sided with the British during the American Revolutionary War.

Smallpox

A highly contagious and deadly disease caused by the variola virus, eradicated in 1980 through vaccination efforts.

Continental Army

The revolutionary war army established by the Second Continental Congress in 1775, led by George Washington, to fight the British.

Inoculation

The practice of introducing a small amount of disease-causing agent into the body to stimulate the immune system and create immunity against a specific disease.