Write a Cryptogram for the Message "MERRY CHRISTMAS" Using the Matrix,by

question 25

Multiple Choice

Write a cryptogram for the message "MERRY CHRISTMAS" using the matrix,by assigning a number to each letter in the alphabet (with 0 assigned to a blank space,0 = _,1 = A,2 = B and so on. ) ? $$\left[ \begin{array} { c c c } 0 & 5 & 1 \\- 1 & 1 & 1 \\1 & - 5 & 0\end{array} \right]$$ . ?

• A)? \[\begin{array} { c c c c c c c c c }
• 1 & - 36 & 28 & 18 & - 29 & 14 & 13 & - 20 & 18 \\
• - 25 & 115 & 43 & 10 & - 67 & 11 & & &
• \end{array}\]
• B)? \[\begin{array} { c c c c c c c c c }
• 13 & - 20 & 18 & - 25 & 115 & 43 & 10 & - 67 & 11 \\
• 1 & - 36 & 28 & 18 & - 29 & 14 & & &
• \end{array}\]
• C)? \[\begin{array}{l}
• \begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l }
• 10 & - 67 & 11 & 1 & - 36 & 28 & 18 & - 29 & 14
• \\
• 13 & - 20 & 18 & - 25 & 115 & 43
• \end{array}
• \end{array}\]?
• D)? \[\begin{array} { c c c c c c c c c }
• - 25 & 115 & 43 & 10 & - 67 & 11 & 1 & - 36 & 28 \\
• 18 & - 29 & 14 & 13 & - 20 & 18 & & &
• \end{array}\]?
• E)? \[\begin{array} { c c c c c c c c c }
• 18 & - 29 & 14 & 13 & - 20 & 18 & - 25 & 115 & 43 \\
• 10 & - 67 & 11 & 1 & - 36 & 28 & & &
• \end{array}\]

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