Week 7 Reasoning Discussion: One-To-One Function And I

Week 7 Reasoning Discussion Foruma One To One Function And Its Inverse

Week 7 Reasoning Discussion Forum A one-to-one function and its inverse can be used to make information secure. The function is used to encrypt a message, and its inverse is used to decrypt the encrypted message. The following numerical values are assigned to each letter of the alphabet: A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 E 5 F 6 G 7 H 8 I 9 J 10 K 11 L 12 M 13 N 14 O 15 P 16 Q 17 R 18 S 19 T 20 U 21 V 22 W 23 X 24 Y 25 Z 26. Using the function f(x)=3x-1, the message “HELLO” would be encrypted since H corresponds to 8 and f(8)=3(8)-1=23, etc. This week, each student is to use a one-to-one function to encode a word, phrase, or sentence that relates to some topic that we have covered in this class. Post your function and your encrypted message to the discussion forum by selecting "Add a new discussion topic" below. Label the Subject "'s message." Then, choose one of your classmate's posts to decrypt. You will need to first find your classmate's inverse function, explaining carefully how you determined it. Then decrypt the message. Put all of this information in your reply post. In addition, throughout the week, you should reply to at least four of your other classmates' posted solutions and verify their inverse functions and decrypted messages.

Paper For Above instruction

In this discussion, the application of one-to-one functions and their inverses plays a pivotal role in the realm of information security, particularly in encryption and decryption processes. The core principle relies on the mathematical properties of functions that are injective (one-to-one) to ensure that each input maps to a unique output, making it possible to reverse the process with the inverse function. This paper explores the methodology of encrypting a message using a specified one-to-one function, determining its inverse, and decrypting a peer’s message, thereby demonstrating the practical utility of these mathematical tools in safeguarding information.

For this exercise, I elected the function f(x) = 5x + 2, chosen for its straightforward algebraic properties and invertibility over the set of integers representing letters (1-26). Given the letter-to-number mapping (A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26), I first selected a meaningful word—“SECURE”—and converted each letter into its numerical equivalent: S=19, E=5, C=3, U=21, R=18. Applying the function f(x)=5x+2, I encrypted each number to produce a new set of values.

Let's encrypt each letter:

  • S: 19 -> f(19) = 5(19) + 2 = 95 + 2 = 97
  • E: 5 -> f(5) = 5(5) + 2 = 25 + 2 = 27
  • C: 3 -> f(3) = 5(3) + 2 = 15 + 2 = 17
  • U: 21 -> f(21) = 5(21) + 2 = 105 + 2 = 107
  • R: 18 -> f(18) = 5(18) + 2 = 90 + 2 = 92

The encrypted numbers are 97, 27, 17, 107, and 92, which do not directly correspond to alphabetic characters but serve as a cipher in the encryption process. To ensure decryption is possible, I need to find the inverse function, f⁻¹(x).

Determining the Inverse Function

The original function is f(x) = 5x + 2. To find its inverse, I swap x and y and solve for y:

yx = 5x + 2

Replacing x with y and vice versa:

x = 5y + 2

Solving for y:

y = (x - 2) / 5

Thus, the inverse function is:

f⁻¹(x) = (x - 2) / 5

This inverse will decrypt the encrypted numbers back into original letter positions, provided the numbers are within the domain that yields integer results when applying the inverse.

Decrypting the Message

Using the inverse function, we reverse the encryption: for each encrypted number, we compute y = (x - 2)/5.

  • 97 -> (97 - 2)/5 = 95/5 = 19 -> S
  • 27 -> (27 - 2)/5 = 25/5 = 5 -> E
  • 17 -> (17 - 2)/5 = 15/5 = 3 -> C
  • 107 -> (107 - 2)/5 = 105/5 = 21 -> U
  • 92 -> (92 - 2)/5 = 90/5 = 18 -> R

Thus, the decrypted message is “SECURE,” which accurately reconstructs the original word, confirming the correctness of the inverse function and the encryption process.

This exercise illustrates the critical role of invertible functions in cryptography, allowing for secure communication whereby only those with knowledge of the inverse function can decode messages. The choice of function greatly influences the method’s effectiveness; it must be one-to-one and invertible within the relevant domain to ensure that messages can be securely encrypted and reliably decrypted.

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